SurePayroll vs. Do-It-Yourself Payroll Processing

Do-it-yourself payroll always costs more time than any small business owner can afford. With SurePayroll, you can cut payroll time to 2 minutes a pay period with everything you need:

The True Cost of Do-It-Yourself Payroll

We won’t lie to you: Processing payroll manually with pen and paper (or with Excel and free payroll calculators) costs less out-of-pocket than any other payroll processing method, but the "cheapest" payroll processing method is usually the most expensive because of time required and fines incurred — IRS penalties average $845 annually for 40% of American small businesses.

Do-it-yourself payroll costs

Assuming your time is worth $50 an hour and processing payroll takes you two hours per pay period, the math to justify the cost-savings is clear.

$50 per hour — cost of manually processing payroll
X 2 hours — payroll processing time per pay period
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$100 — cost per payroll

Annual DIY Payroll Costs: $2400
Annual IRS Penalties for 40% of Small Businesses: $845

SurePayroll costs

With SurePayroll, online payroll processing for four employees paid semi-monthly costs $38.35 per pay period. Payroll can be completed in two minutes from anywhere.

$30.95 — base cost for semi-monthly payroll
+ $7.40 — cost for 4 employees
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$38.35 — cost per payroll

Annual Semi-Monthly SurePayroll Cost for 4 Employees: $920.40
Annual IRS Penalties for SurePayroll Customers: 0

You can save more than $2,300 annually in productivity time and not paying hefty IRS penalties. And you can stop making payroll calculations, payroll tax deductions and worrying that you’re looking at outdated tax tables or IRS regulations. You just go online anytime, enter payroll, approve it and we do everything else — including filing and paying federal, state and local payroll taxes and paying your employees via direct deposit.

It's Easy to save time and reduce risk with SurePayroll — the most comprehensive and convenient payroll method.

The value and savings are clear:

• You don’t need payroll expertise — everything’s automated after setup, and we'll answer your questions and even work with the IRS for you, if needed.
• You spend about 2 minutes processing payroll. Because we file and pay all payroll taxes, there's nothing left for you to do once you've approved payroll.
• You don’t have to be in the office on payday to distribute checks: Employees are paid by direct deposit, notified of payment by email and provided online access to their pay stubs.
• You can access our award-winning Customer Care team by phone or email, 6 days a week. Online help is available 24/7.
• You can process payroll and manage data anywhere at anytime — even on your smart phone.

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