About Square Payroll











Square Payroll pricing
Square Payroll does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Square Payroll paid version starts at US$40.00/month.
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Square Payroll Reviews
Feature rating

- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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Square Payroll makes it easy to run my small business
Using Square Payroll saved me money by eliminating the need for me to hire a CPA. It was easy to set up and any initial questions I had were answered promptly and efficiently by Square. I've used Square to run a restaurant with 10+ 1099 employees and now I use it to run a small marketing firm that employs all 1099 contractors. It takes me less than 10 minutes to run payroll and get my employees paid and I am extremely satisfied with the service.
Pros
Square Payroll was is the easiest, least complicated system I have found to run payroll. I used it for four years while owning a restaurant and it was simple to add new hires and remove employees who left the company. Square files your quarterly taxes, unemployment insurance, and workers comp with each payroll run so you don't have to visit and file in all the different portals. I never had any issues with getting my employees paid on time and Square offers multiple payment options which can be customized to work with each employee.
Cons
There's nothing about Square payroll that I don't like. Square continues to add new features to help me grow my business and make payroll a breeze.
Alternatives Considered
QuickBooks Payroll- Industry: Cosmetics
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Effecient and Timely
My overall experience with payroll has been amazing. Even when my account was compromised, Square still made sure that my employees got paid.
Pros
Square is the most effecient product that I have ever used. I can make my appointments, and the fact that my team can clock in and out, make appointments, and get paid in a timely manner, leaves alot of the stress off of me as the owner. I can work in one program, I don't believe that Square is missing any features as far as payroll is concerned. Payroll pays my taxes for me and it pays it in a timely fashion.
Cons
Nothing bad that I can really say about square payroll.
Reasons for Choosing Square Payroll
I heard that this product was betterSwitched From
Paychex FlexReasons for Switching to Square Payroll
It gave me everything they had but at a more economical price.- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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If you cancel their service...BEWARE!
I will be looking for a completely new POS system as well as processor as this situation has left my small business in a bind halfway through January 2019.
Pros
The software itself is fairly easy to utilize; however, if you happen to cancel your subscription beware as you will be on your own. I had reorganized and changed entities therefore, cancelled my Square subscription. When changing entities I acquired a new EIN for the LLC. Square has refused to provide W2's for my employees for the 2017 tax year for the Sole Prop EIN in which I used for the business while with Square. After several emails back and forth I just received confirmation that Square will not be completing W2's for my business as I cancelled my service.
Cons
Customer service is extremely difficult with square as a whole. If you have any type of problem you will pretty much be on your own to research the internet or review conversation on the forum.

- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Structured and controlled management.
Overall it is a very useful and easy to use platform, it helps to speed up administrative processes that should be secure and error free.It streamlines payroll and vacation pay and helps keep compliance under control.The support is fast and responsive.
Pros
It allows to organize all employees in a structured way and to control processes and working hours easily.It allows us to control employee time off, identify and manage sick time off and possible replacements.Includes online payments and tax deductions.Allows you to print checks facilitating payment to contractors.
Cons
I have no negative things to say about this platform.
- Industry: Food Production
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Happy with my purchase
Pros
The ease of use is the biggest pro for me. Requires very little prep work for me to prepare payroll, unlike other companies I have used in the past.
Cons
There is very little downside to Square Payroll, the only issue I have come across has been that I am not able to cancel or make any changes to payroll later in the week. There have been times where I have made an error and did not realize it until midweek and it is already too late to make any changes.