Overview
CORE Payroll is a fully integrated payroll solution built into CORE and powered by Gusto, a trusted provider of payroll and HR tools. It allows you to manage company and employee onboarding, automate payroll calculations, process payments, and handle tax filings without leaving CORE. By eliminating double entry and ensuring compliance with local regulations, CORE Payroll streamlines payroll operations and keeps records accurate and centralized. Click to watch this video on CORE Payroll.
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Key Features
Some of the main features of CORE Payroll include:
- Seamless company onboarding and centralized setup
- Support for admin-led or self-service employee onboarding
- Payroll processing directly within CORE, powered by Gusto
- Automatic syncing of employee hours and pay rates from CORE to Gusto
- Payroll totals sync back to CORE to generate general ledger entries
- Automatic payroll tax calculation, filing, and payment (federal, state, and local)
- Direct deposit support for secure and timely payments
- Multi-state payroll support
- Built-in payroll history and reporting
- Employee self-management for withholdings, pay stubs, and W-2s
- Onboarding and compliance alerts
- Gusto PTO Policy integration
Benefits
Using CORE Payroll gives companies the advantage of a native payroll experience inside CORE. This removes the need for external logins or manual exports and imports of time data, which helps reduce errors and save time. Real-time syncing ensures accurate payroll journal entries and a shorter payroll cycle from review to pay day. Payroll costs can be linked directly to projects for more accurate job costing reports. Having payroll history, compliance information, and records stored in one place improves audit readiness and provides centralized reporting and support.
Payroll Workflow
To get familiar with how payroll works in CORE, explore each of the following sections to manage the entire payroll lifecycle from setup to processing and compliance:
- Payroll Onboarding: Learn how to enable payroll in CORE, including company verification, tax configuration, and account setup.
- Running Payroll: Understand how to create payroll runs, review pay periods, and process employee payments efficiently.
- Employee Setup and Management: Add employees, update payroll data, and manage compensation details.
- Managing PTO Policies: Configure time-off policies to ensure accurate payroll calculations and track employee benefits.
- Payroll Reports: Generate summaries, review filings, and maintain compliance with tax authorities.
Note: CORE Payroll is available only to CORE owners and administrators for US-based businesses.