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Payroll services

Payroll that keeps your business moving.

Reliable processing, practical tax support, and a payroll plan that fits how you actually do business. Monthly, quarterly, and yearly payment options available.

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A better payroll fit for businesses of every size.

Payroll should support your business — not become another job. We simplify the responsibilities, reduce administrative work, and keep the essential tasks on schedule, whether you have one employee or hundreds.

Business clients may be able to access negotiated payroll pricing. What you save depends on your provider, employee count, payroll frequency, and the services you need — so the honest answer is that it varies. Send us your current payroll invoice and we will tell you plainly whether we can do better.

What's included

The parts that take up your week.

Accurate, on-time payroll

Processing and calculations organized around your pay schedule.

Direct deposit & reporting

Direct deposit, employer reporting, and payroll information you can actually use.

Filing & year-end support

Payroll-tax calculations, quarterly filings, and year-end W-2 preparation.

Owner pay guidance

Support establishing reasonable compensation for S-corporation owners.

A practical fit

Designed around your business.

From a single-owner S corporation to a growing, multi-location company, we can coordinate payroll with the wider tax and financial picture — so payroll decisions do not quietly create tax problems.

  • Single-owner S corporations
  • Family-owned businesses
  • Restaurants and retail
  • Contractors and construction
  • Professional services and nonprofits
  • Multiple employees or locations

For S-corporation owners

Paying yourself through distributions?

If an S-corporation shareholder performs substantial services for the corporation, the shareholder is generally treated as an employee. The corporation generally must pay reasonable compensation through payroll before making non-wage distributions.

Reasonable compensation considers factors such as:

  • Your duties, training, and experience
  • Time and effort devoted to the business
  • How the company generates income
  • Pay at comparable businesses
  • Compensation paid to other employees
  • The company’s financial circumstances
Read the IRS guidance on S-corporation compensation (opens in a new tab)

Payroll compliance

The cost of getting payroll wrong adds up.

When wages are not properly reported, returns are not filed, or employment taxes are not deposited, a business may face reclassification, back taxes, amended returns, interest, penalties, and added professional costs.

2%

1–5 calendar days late

5%

6–15 calendar days late

10%

More than 15 days late

15%

Certain notice-and-demand cases

Federal failure-to-deposit penalty rates. View IRS deposit-penalty information (opens in a new tab)

Let's make payroll easier

Request a payroll comparison.

Tell us a little about your business and we will follow up with an enrollment plan. For faster service, call (859) 307-1663.

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Information on this page is general educational information and is not tax or legal advice. Payroll requirements and tax consequences depend on your specific facts and circumstances.

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Online booking covers Covington and remote filing. Cincinnati appointments are arranged by phone.