Intuit Online Payroll is our choice as the top provider of online payroll service for small businesses and is the recipient of the “TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award.” It’s extremely adaptable to the many unique variations that any business puts on its payroll system. Perhaps most importantly, it would be hard to envision a system that is easier to use.
When this review was originally created, we reported that Intuit, the renowned maker of Quicken and QuickBooks as well as other account software, had made a definitive agreement to purchase PayCycle, Inc. The transformation has been completed and this product is the one that was originally reviewed under the PayCycle name.
Standout Features
Intuit Online Payroll offers two monthly small business payroll plans. The most comprehensive is called Payroll Plus. It costs $42.99 per month for up to five employees. We want to emphasize that that is the monthly cost, not per payroll. Most companies base their price quotations on a per payroll basis so if your company pays on a bi-weekly or semi-monthly basis, you have to double the quoted price to arrive at the monthly cost. Each additional employee costs $1.50 per month extra. Also, if the business has employees in more than one state, there is an additional $12 per month charge for each extra state. Those are the only factors needed to determine what the Intuit Online Payroll service costs. The service is so comprehensive that everything else is included.
The company’s other plan is called Payroll Basic. The only difference in this offering and the Plus plan is that processing of state tax filings and deposits is not included.
Intuit Online Payroll also offers a plan that is specifically aimed at those who employ nannies or other household workers. For $19.99 monthly, you can not only insure that such employees are paid properly and promptly, but you can also see to it that all tax compliance issues are addressed correctly. A number of prominent public officials could have avoided embarrassment and career setbacks had they used such a service.

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