How is payroll reporting going so far this year? If you’re using Excel or even paper, it might be time to start thinking about payroll software. You will save so much time with processing help. Still not convinced? That’s okay. Take a look at these 4 reasons why you need to invest in payroll software. We bet you’ll start looking into it today after you read this.

Payroll Software has Automated Functioning

How often do you have to ask your employees for receipts? How long does it take you to create a bill? With payroll software, everything is automated from reports, invoices, and paying bills. You set a date for a function to be done and the software will handle it for you. Think of how much time you’ll save by double-checking a software’s work instead of doing everything on your own and then having to double-check yourself. Employees will have access to their paystubs online as well, and software makes it much easier to set up direct deposits for payday.

Everything Can Be Attached Online

As a small business, there is a lot of paperwork to keep up with. There are tax forms, bank statements, credit card bills, and much more. Instead of trying to save all that paper, buy payroll software that will allow you to upload all those documents online. That way, everything will be in the same place and easily accessible. No more digging through old files or wondering if you kept that one document from 2016. It’ll be right where you need it to be.

Project Management

Payroll software like QuickBooks Online has project management capability as well. Manage your teams, assign tasks, and stay on top of deadlines with the help of their easy-to-use software. As part of the project,you’ll also be able to accept payments directly from clients and fully integrate clients, employees, and payroll into one simple platform. Say goodbye to spreadsheets or other time tracking apps. You won’t want to go any other way going forward.

Payroll Software Integrates with Tax Software

Finally, payroll software works well with tax software like Halon Tax. Since payroll is already loaded online and all of the tax forms are attached to the software, it makes things really easy for tax software companies to load tax payments and filings quickly and accurately. In fact, Halon Tax automatically adds companies who don’t use QuickBooks online into the software just to do the filing. The integrations allow for a much faster turnaround time than other tax software companies.

There you have it: four reasons to go out and get payroll software today. We really recommending QuickBooks online for their ease of use and their integrations with our tax filing program. For more information, call Halon Tax today at 612-293-8094 or email us at support@halontax.com.

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