Hire Your Team
Payroll and benefits software for small teams, what it takes off your hands, and what it costs per employee.
Guide · Contractors
Whether someone is a 1099 contractor or a W-2 employee depends on control and independence, not on what the contract says. The IRS weighs behavioral control, financial control and the relationship, and states like California apply a stricter ABC test. Here's how to decide.
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Guide · Legal structure
Electing S corp status lets an LLC owner take part of the profit without self-employment tax. Whether that's worth it depends on your profit, a reasonable salary and the extra running costs. Here is the math at three profit levels.
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Guide · Payroll and benefits
Every paycheck involves taxes you withhold from the employee and taxes you pay yourself. In 2026 that's 6.2% Social Security and 1.45% Medicare from each side, federal unemployment tax on the first $7,000, state unemployment tax and income tax withholding. Here's how it all works.
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Guide · Payroll and benefits
Before your first employee starts, register as an employer with your state, set up payroll, and get workers' compensation. On day one, collect a W-4 and complete the I-9 within three business days, then report the hire within 20 days. Here's every step.
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Guide · International hiring
Use a PEO when you have a US company and want better benefits and HR help for your US employees: from $79 to $125 a month per employee. Use an EOR when you want to employ someone in a country where you have no company: around $599 a month. Here's the full comparison.
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Comparison · Payroll and benefits
For most small businesses, Gusto is the simplest payroll to buy and run: $49 a month plus $6 per person for one state, $80 plus $12 for several. ADP and Rippling price by quote. ADP suits businesses that want a large, established provider, Rippling teams that want payroll, HR and IT in one system.
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