Payroll – At a Glance
Fully Integrated in QuickBooks Software
QuickBooks Desktop
Payroll – DIY
Enhanced
Do It Yourself
For QuickBooks Enterprise Desktop
$38/mo
- $466 – 1st Year Total (Plus employee Fees)
- For QuickBooks Enterprise (Extra Fee)
- You enter the employee hours
- Software completes deductions
- Federal and State payroll forms filled in (you print and mail)
- You print paycheck or direct deposit
- You print tax forms (W2, 941, etc)
- Payroll Support Included
- Up to 4 EIN’s included
- Free direct deposit for employees (1099 contractors are extra)
QuickBooks Online
Payroll – Done For You
Premium
Done for You
For QuickBooks Online (Premium)
$88/mo
- $951 – 1st Year Total + $11/Employee/Month
- For QuickBooks Online (Extra Fee)
- You enter the employee hours
- Software completes deductions
- Payroll tax forms completed for you
- Payments to IRS/State made for you
- Payroll Support Included
- Payroll for 1-EIN
Elite
Done for You
For QuickBooks Online (Elite.Plan)
$134/mo
- $1,447 – 1st Year Total + $12/Employee/Month
- For QuickBooks Online (Extra Fee)
- You enter the employee hours
- Software completes deductions
- Payroll tax forms completed for you
- Payments to IRS/State made for you
- Payroll Support Included
- Payroll for 1-EIN
- Elite – Payroll Setup Included
- Elite – Tax resolution service by Manufacturer
- Elite – Tax penalty protection by Manufacturer
- Elite – And much more Elite benefits
Explore Payroll Details
Now that you’ve seen the highlights, dive deeper into QuickBooks Payroll features—organized by category to make your comparison easy. So many options with Payroll. This guide is here to help.
QuickBooks Enterprise
Do It Yourself
Save over 50% vs. Online. Built for the hands on business office. Compared to QuickBooks Enterprise/Desktop, Online Payroll may cost 2 to 3 times more. Preparing your payroll with QuickBooks Enterprise offers the best value by far.
- Instant paychecks
- Free direct deposit for employees (1099 contractors are extra)
- Automatic tax calculations
- Federal and State tax forms completed automatically
- Click to electronically file and pay taxes
- Reminders when taxes and forms are due
- Free live support
- Ability to print year-end W-2s
- Pay employees and contractors
QuickBooks Online
Payroll
Done for You
| QBO Payroll - Features | Premium | Elite |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the payroll work? | Included | Included |
| Monthly Pricing Starts at.... | $88 | $134 |
| Additional Fee "per" each Employee/Monthly | $11 | $12 |
| Calculate paychecks | √ | √ |
| Form Filing - IRS/State | √ | √ |
| Tax payments - IRS/State | √ | √ |
| Garnishments | √ | √ |
| Employee Online Access - Stubs, W2, PTO, Allowances | √ | √ |
| USA Based Phone Support | √ | √ |
| Auto Payroll - Salaried Employees Only | New! | New! |
| Direct Deposit | Same Day | Same Day |
| Set-up/Onboarding | Review Only | √ |
| Compliance Help | New! | New! |
| HR Portal by Mammoth (Forms, QA, Info) | √ | √ |
| HR "Advisor" by Mammoth | √ | |
| Tax resolution service | √ | |
| Tax Penalty Protection by Manufacturer | √ | |
| Buy Health Insurance from Simply Insured | Extra Fees | Extra Fees |
| T-SHEETS - Features Included: | ||
| Tsheets - Time Tracking | √ | √ |
| Track time on any device | √ | √ |
| Streamlined payroll and invoicing | √ | √ |
| Job and shift scheduling | √ | √ |
| See who’s working | √ | √ |
| Time-off management | √ | √ |
| Photo attachments | √ | √ |
| Time clock kiosk with facial recognition | √ | √ |
| Unlimited live customer support | √ | √ |
| Project estimates vs actuals reporting | √ | |
| Track project progress to plan | √ | |
| Project activity feed and messaging | √ | |
| Timesheet signatures | √ | |
| Geofencing | √ | |
| Assign Task/Item to record | No | No |