About Square Payroll
Square Payroll pricing
Square Payroll does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Square Payroll paid version starts at US$40.00/month.
Alternatives to Square Payroll
Square Payroll Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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Square Payroll makes it easy to run my small business
Using Square Payroll saved me money by eliminating the need for me to hire a CPA. It was easy to set up and any initial questions I had were answered promptly and efficiently by Square. I've used Square to run a restaurant with 10+ 1099 employees and now I use it to run a small marketing firm that employs all 1099 contractors. It takes me less than 10 minutes to run payroll and get my employees paid and I am extremely satisfied with the service.
Pros
Square Payroll was is the easiest, least complicated system I have found to run payroll. I used it for four years while owning a restaurant and it was simple to add new hires and remove employees who left the company. Square files your quarterly taxes, unemployment insurance, and workers comp with each payroll run so you don't have to visit and file in all the different portals. I never had any issues with getting my employees paid on time and Square offers multiple payment options which can be customized to work with each employee.
Cons
There's nothing about Square payroll that I don't like. Square continues to add new features to help me grow my business and make payroll a breeze.
Alternatives Considered
QuickBooks Payroll- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Our 100% Go-To payroll software!
We have tried other payroll programs and always come back to Square!
Pros
So quick and easy to use. Set up is quick and easy! Reports are perfect! Payrolls are always timely and accurate. Agency reporting at state, local and federal level have always been accurate and timely
Cons
WE NEED AN ACCOUNTANT LOGIN FEATURE!!!!!!! Need a way to customize the weekly summary to load into the client bookkeeping! One sheet that explains the Federal and local withholdings for bookkeeping purposes. For example (a breakdown of EMPLOYER FICA and Employee Fica, Federal unemployment, State unemployment and state withholding need to be printed on the summary sheet)
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Great in some ways, very expensive in others
I loved this software, ease of use, money paid UNTIL I had a change in employee status and found out, after 3 months and 3 different customer service agents, that you cannot go from using payroll, to not using it without completely closing the account. And if you close the account, you won't get the tax forms.
Pros
The ease of paying employees when I want to and knowing all the tax forms are done for me is great!
Cons
Lack of flexibility. You cannot open/close your payroll account more than once. If you have part of the year you don't run payroll or have employees for, you must keep the account open the entire year, until January of the next year if you want your tax forms. If you then bring employees back, after closing the account, you cannot reactivate it. The second thing I have issue with is lack of customer service. They respond in 3-5 days, with a stock response, and it took me 3 agents before this was explained to me. I have no employees for 6 months, but I have to pay the $45/month if I want my tax forms at years end.
Alternatives Considered
GustoReasons for Switching to Square Payroll
I use their cc processing- Industry: Music
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Square Payroll Services
Pros
I love Square Payroll Services. They take care of all the paperwork allowing me to manage my business.
Cons
I love this software and I plan to keep using it for many years.
Alternatives Considered
QuickBooks PayrollReasons for Switching to Square Payroll
Because I already had a Square account to invoice my clients. It seemed easier to keep only one account. They are great!- Industry: Veterinary
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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I love Square!
Customer service has been great when I have needed it. They create and send out W-2’s and 1099 if you pay contractors. They do all New Lenox hire reporting and taxes.
Pros
Easy to use. We use them for payment processing as well. I can do payroll in about 5-10 minutes. On boarding is easy as employees securely submit their own information.
Cons
For direct deposit you can only have your pay deposited into one bank account. There is no option for splitting.
