Payroll, run from your BOS.

To run payroll you generally need an EIN, state payroll and unemployment registrations, and a system to calculate, withhold, and remit taxes and file the required returns, so setup precedes your first paycheck. We handle the entity, EIN, and registrations so your payroll foundation is in place before you pay employees.

Beyond the federal EIN, running payroll usually requires state withholding and unemployment insurance registrations in each state where you have employees, so hiring across states multiplies the registrations. We flag and handle the payroll-related registrations so your hiring is set up compliantly.

Employers generally withhold income and payroll taxes from wages, pay the employer share of payroll taxes, and remit and report them on schedule, so payroll carries specific, recurring tax obligations. We flag the obligations so your payroll setup meets them rather than creating a compliance gap.

In most states, once you have employees, workers' compensation is generally required alongside payroll, so hiring triggers both. We flag your obligations as part of setting up to hire so your business has the coverage and registrations employees require.

If you elect S-corp treatment, owner-employees must take a reasonable salary through payroll, so the election adds a payroll requirement for owners. We flag how an S-corp election interacts with payroll so your reasonable-salary requirement is handled correctly.

Payroll involves periodic tax deposits, employer returns, and year-end forms like W-2s for employees, plus state equivalents, so there is ongoing reporting. We flag the filings so your payroll reporting is complete and on time rather than missing a required form.

No: independent contractors are paid outside payroll and reported on 1099s, not W-2s, so classification determines the process, and misclassifying an employee as a contractor brings penalties. We flag the classification so employees and contractors are each handled correctly. See 1099 vs W-2.

Before your first employee's first paycheck, since the registrations, tax setup, and system need to be in place to withhold and remit correctly from the start. We flag the setup so your payroll is ready before you hire rather than being assembled after wages are already owed.

We form the entity, obtain the EIN, handle state payroll and unemployment registrations, and flag the workers' comp and reporting obligations, coordinating with your payroll provider, so your business is set up to run payroll compliantly from the first employee.