Square Payroll
About Square Payroll
Square Payroll is an integrated online payroll processing solution that helps SMBs and enterprises manage the paychecks of both salaried and hourly wage employees. The software offers various features including integrated timecards, tax calculators and new-hire reporting.
Square Payroll offers a dashboard that can be accessed by all the employees to update their personal information, bank account details and tax withholdings. Access rights to this information are controlled by the administrator to ensure that the employees can view and edit only their details. The timecard feature helps to track employee clock-in and out and to calculate overtime, bonus payments and commissions. Managers can also review, edit and manage the timecard information by using the dashboard functionality.
Square Payroll also tracks employee leave balances and calculates the accruals for each employee on the basis of the leave policies set by the employer. The application allows managers to set unique paid time off (PTO) policy for each employee and ensures the payouts whenever an employee avails them.The software integrates with ADP, Intuit and Paychex to pull out an employee's payroll reports with a previous company and ensures a smooth transition to Square Payroll systems. The tool also helps users to complete tax forms and adhere to the guidelines set by the state payroll tax agencies.
The solution is currently available in twelve states in the U.S. and adheres to the PCI Data Security Standard for card processing and provides layered security.
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- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Square Payroll makes it easy to run my small business
Reviewed on 2021/05/20
Using Square Payroll saved me money by eliminating the need for me to hire a CPA. It was easy to...
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.
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QuickBooks Payroll- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
User Friendly Payroll
Reviewed on 2021/05/20
As stated above, it's extremely user friendly. Much easier to setup then competitors I've looked...
As stated above, it's extremely user friendly. Much easier to setup then competitors I've looked into.
Pros
It's super helpful considering I utilize contractors when needed since my service business is still small. Extremely user friendly. And I love that you can issue payroll via Cash App.
Cons
Don't really have any complaints about Square Payroll.
Reasons for Switching to Square Payroll
Easier to setup, more user friendly interface, and more cost effective for the size of my business.- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Poor product and customer services
Reviewed on 2017/05/20
A lesson.
A lesson.
Pros
Clean and easy to use interface. Unfortunately that's all the positives I can think of after using it for more than 6 months.
Cons
1. Lots of mistakes - inaccurate state/city withholding at the beginning, even the dashboard numbers did not add up/balance (these were corrected after we raised the issues). A few months later, suddenly they double deducted certain taxes from our bank account for TWO consecutive payrolls (you'd think they would fix it after we raised the issue the first time). This is worrying as it makes us wonder if they actually got all the calculations behind the scene correctly.
2. Lack of reporting - no detail of when or what taxes have been paid. No actual PDF of all your tax forms (like form 940), only PDFs of tax forms in Square's own format are available. When we finally downloaded our state payroll forms directly from the state website, numbers on the forms are missing (Square said it's the state's problem).
3. Customer services is not great. We almost always have to repeat and explain our problems again because they would reply with some generic answers first and never really look into the specific problems when they receive your email. So you have to repeat and explain, and when they finally realize there were mistakes, they would not even contact you to let you know it is corrected (don't expect an apology).
With all the time wasted, the Square payroll is probably one of the worst software we've used. The interface is clean and nice and easy to use, but it stops there. Don't let it fool you. The rest is a nightmare.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The Simplicity of Payroll
Reviewed on 2021/07/15
My experience with using Square has been blissful and stressful at first. However, when all things...
My experience with using Square has been blissful and stressful at first. However, when all things fit perfectly, there were no problems, and the system has and will continue to work well for CSCB.
Pros
All of Square's features work so very well together.. A perfect match!
Cons
No problems to report other than HR learning how to navigate the software.
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Square fitted in perfectly with the Square products that CSCB had been using years prior.Switched From
GustoReasons for Switching to Square Payroll
Square was designed to assist small businesses to be just as great as bigger businesses. The ease of using Square products speaks volumes.- Industry: Individual & Family Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great for Growing Small Business to pay contractors nd employees
Reviewed on 2021/02/16
Over experience is great. Im do not have difficultly using the platform and i so recoment it.
Over experience is great. Im do not have difficultly using the platform and i so recoment it.
Pros
Easy to set up, easy to use, and great instructions on paying contractors. It was easy to each my office manager to run payroll and allow staff to remotely acess the platform for virtual work days.
Cons
Customer service need to be improved upon. If the company have issues it should be communictaed promptly to users.
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Square gave us a multitude of options to fit our needs between paying contractors and switching to W2Square Payroll FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Square Payroll.Q. What type of pricing plans does Square Payroll offer?
Square Payroll offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$35.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Contractors only: $0 subscription + $6 per contractor/month Employees and contractors: $35 subscription/month + $6 per employee or contractor paid/month
Q. Who are the typical users of Square Payroll?
Square Payroll has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Square Payroll support?
Square Payroll supports the following languages:
English, Spanish
Q. Does Square Payroll support mobile devices?
Square Payroll supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Square Payroll integrate with?
Square Payroll integrates with the following applications:
Deputy, Guideline, Homebase, QuickBooks Online Advanced, QuickBooks Time, Square Point of Sale, When I Work
Q. What level of support does Square Payroll offer?
Square Payroll offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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