Square Payroll
VerifiedFull-service payroll from Square: $35/month base plus $6 per person paid, with automated tax filing.
- Deployment Cloud Based
- Starting price $35/month + $6 per person paid/month
- Free trial Not offered
- Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs
What is Square Payroll?
Square Payroll is an online payroll service built by Square (Block, Inc.) for small businesses, particularly those already using Square Point of Sale. It handles gross-to-net pay calculations, direct deposit, and automated federal and state tax filings for employees, and imports timecards and tips directly from Square's POS and Team App. It also supports health insurance and 401(k) retirement benefit administration, and syncs with QuickBooks Online for bookkeeping.
For businesses that only need to pay independent contractors, Square offers a lower-cost Contractor-Only plan that generates and files Form 1099-NEC but does not include automated tax filing, multistate support, or automatic payroll. Both plans offer unlimited pay runs per month, no long-term contracts, and digital delivery of W-2 and 1099 forms, with paper copies available for an added per-form fee.
Key Features of Square Payroll
Square Payroll lists 10 documented features, including Full-service payroll with automated federal and state tax filing, Contractor-only payroll with Form 1099-NEC generation and e-filing and Direct deposit (two-day or next-day), manual check, or Cash App payment options. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.
- Full-service payroll with automated federal and state tax filing
- Contractor-only payroll with Form 1099-NEC generation and e-filing
- Direct deposit (two-day or next-day), manual check, or Cash App payment options
- Automatic import of timecards and tips from Square POS and Square Team App
- Unlimited pay runs per month with no long-term contract
- Multistate payroll tax calculation and filing (Full-Service plan)
- Employee/contractor self-onboarding and self-service online accounts
- Health insurance and 401(k) retirement benefits administration
- QuickBooks Online sync for automatic bookkeeping
- Digital W-2 and 1099 delivery, with optional paper mailing
Square Payroll Pricing
Square Payroll lists 2 plans without published figures. Pricing is quoted on request.
Full-Service Payroll
$35/month + $6 per person paid/month
Per employee/contractor paid
Unlimited pay runs, automated federal/state tax filings, multistate support, direct deposit, benefits administration
Contractor-Only Payroll
$6 per contractor paid/month
Per contractor paid, no base fee
Pay contractors only; no automated tax filing, no automatic payroll, no multistate support
Square Payroll Specifications
Square Payroll is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps.
- cloud based
- web app
- ios
- android
- freelancers
- startups
- smes
- phone
- live support
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