Compare Payroll Solutions
However you choose to be involved in your clients' payroll, Intuit has the products and services to meet your combined needs.
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| Intuit Online Payroll for Accounting Professionals[1] |
Payroll Enhanced for Accountants[2] |
Payroll Enhanced[2] |
Payroll Assisted Service[2] |
Payroll Basic[2] |
Intuit Online Payroll[1] |
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| QuickBooks Required | QuickBooks not required |
QuickBooks 2008 or newer |
QuickBooks 2008 or newer |
QuickBooks 2008 or newer |
QuickBooks 2008 or newer |
QuickBooks not required |
| Anytime, Anywhere Access | Online or mobile app |
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| Offer employees convenient Direct Deposit[3] | FREE | |
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| Automatically calculate earnings, deductions, federal and state tax payments | |
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| Print paychecks from your PC in minutes | |
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| Print completed federal forms (includes forms 940/Sch. A, 941/ Sch. B, 944, W-2, and more) | |
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| Print completed state forms (Withholdings, Unemployment Insurance, New Hire Reports, and more) | |
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| Electronically pay taxes and file forms for no additional charge[5] | |
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Intuit prepares and files state & federal forms, payroll tax deposits and filings for you — guaranteed accurate and on-time[4] | |
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| Easily share data with your accountant/client | |
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| Robust payroll reports | |
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| Job costing | |
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| Support for payroll setup and usage included[6] | Live call in, email and chat support | Live callback support, via Web request | Live call in, email and chat support | Live callback support, via Web request | Live callback support, via Web request | Live call in, email and chat support |
| After-the-Fact payroll lets accountants enter client payroll data into QuickBooks when clients have run payroll themselves | |
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| Client-ready reports let accountants prepare professional payroll statements and analyses | |
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| Auto-fill preparer ID — automatically fills in information on federal and state tax forms | Primary signature and third party designee, and paid preparer | Primary signature and third party designee, and paid preparer | ||||
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Important disclaimers, disclosures and notes
- General Disclosure: Subscription, Internet access, Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), and U.S. billing address required. Check stock sold separately. Plus sales tax where applicable. Intuit Online Payroll integrates with QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2006 & higher, Enterprise 8.0 & higher, QuickBooks Mac 2006 & higher, QuickBooks Online, Quicken Deluxe, Quicken Premier, Quicken Home & Business 2008 & higher and Quicken Mac 2007 & higher, Peachtree, Microsoft Money. Intuit Online Payroll Basic does not include contractor payments or any state form support including tax payment coupons whether electronic or manual. With Intuit Online Payroll Plus, the e-File & Pay feature is available for federal and most state forms and taxes. With Basic, e-File & Pay is only available for federal taxes and forms. 24/7 access is subject to occasional downtime. Terms, conditions, features, pricing, service and support are subject to change without notice.
- Requires an annual payroll subscription, Internet access, Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and QuickBooks Simple Start 2010, Pro or Premier 2009 or higher, or Enterprise 9.0 or higher (all sold separately) updated to the most current maintenance release. Not compatible with QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks for Mac. Worker's Compensation tracking and reports feature is not available with Simple Start. Additional fees apply for Direct Deposit. Pricing varies depending on number of employees. Check stock sold separately. Plus sales tax where applicable. State forms available for most states; see www.quickbooks.com/taxforms for complete list of supported forms. e-File and Pay feature requires QuickBooks 2008 or higher and is available for federal and select state taxes. Please check availability at www.payroll.com/fileandpay. You may need to register with tax agencies in order to use e-File and Pay. 24/7 access is subject to occasional downtime. Terms and conditions, features, support, pricing and service options subject to change without notice.
- Direct Deposit requires a currently supported version of QuickBooks, a QuickBooks Payroll subscription and Internet access. Nominal per transaction and per payroll transmission fees apply.
- Our "No Penalties" guarantee means your payroll taxes and filings are guaranteed accurate and on time, provided that the data you provide is accurate, on time and your account is sufficiently funded.
- With Intuit Online Payroll Plus, the e-File & Pay feature is available for federal and most state forms and taxes. For states where e-File is not available, Intuit will provide signature ready forms or worksheets. With Basic, e-File & Pay is only available for federal taxes and forms.
- Available to active QuickBooks Payroll Enhanced, Payroll Enhanced for Accountants and Intuit Full Service Payroll subscribers only. Offered Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time. Available in the US only. Internet access required.
