Payroll Setup & Processing
Two separate services, presented cleanly inside one page.
Payroll Setup (One-Time Service)
Get your payroll system set up correctly from day one — fast, accurate, and compliant.
What Payroll Setup Includes
Payroll software setup
Business and tax account configuration
Employee/officer onboarding
W-4 collection
Direct deposit setup
Pay schedule configuration
Intergration to your accounting software
Guidance on correct payroll practices
Coordination with your CPA/Tax Accountant
This is a one-time service designed to get your payroll running smoothly and correctly.
After setup, you can choose to process payroll yourself or have Compass handle it for you.
Payroll Processing (Ongoing Montly Service)
Reliable, professional payroll — handled for you every pay run.
What Payroll Processing Includes
Bi-weekly, weekly, or monthly payroll processing
Officer salary processing
Tracking of vacation & sick leave
Quarterly payroll tax filings (Form 941)
Annual federal Form 940
State payroll filings (SUI, ETT, SDI)
Automatic tax payments (State & Federal)
Annual W-2 & W-3 preparation
Year-end payroll summaries
Ongoing support for employee changes, rate updates, etc.
This is an ongoing monthly service billed separately from the one-time setup.
How to Get Started
Every payroll engagement begins with our Payroll Setup Questionnaire, which gathers the information we need to build your payroll correctly and compliantly.
Ready for worry-free payroll that runs itself?
Start your payroll setup today.