Service
Payroll support
Payroll that lands correctly in your books: wages, taxes, and filings in the right place, every time.
Payroll mistakes are the expensive kind. Misrecorded wages distort your profit numbers. Payroll taxes booked wrong turn into surprises at filing time. And owners paying themselves inconsistently muddy every report they read.
Dave's payroll support covers the bookkeeping side of payroll: helping you get set up with a payroll provider, making sure every payroll run is recorded correctly in your books, and keeping wages, employer taxes, and withholdings in the right accounts. He has worked with providers like Gusto and knows how the pieces should fit.
He ran payroll himself for over a decade across 2 pubs and a catering company. He knows what it looks like when it's right, and what Friday feels like when it's wrong.
Payroll support fits when
- You're hiring your first employee and want it done right
- Payroll runs fine but never matches your books
- You're not sure how to pay yourself, or how to record it
- Your P&L swings in ways payroll should explain but doesn't
What payroll support includes
- Help choosing and setting up a payroll provider
- Every payroll run recorded correctly in your books
- Wages, employer taxes, and withholdings in the right accounts
- Owner pay handled consistently
- Payroll reports that reconcile with your financials
- Coordination with your CPA on payroll tax questions
Questions about payroll support
Does Dave run my payroll?
The payroll provider processes payments and files payroll taxes; that's what they're built for. Dave makes sure the setup is right and that every run lands correctly in your books, which is where most payroll problems actually live.
Which payroll providers do you work with?
Gusto is a common one, and the bookkeeping side works similarly across major providers. If you already have one, Dave works with it. If you don't, he'll help you pick one that fits your size.
My payroll records are already a mess. Can that be fixed?
Yes. Untangling misbooked payroll is a normal part of cleanup work: rebuilding wage and tax accounts so your books match what was filed and paid.
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Stop avoiding your books.
Book a free consultation. Dave will look at where your books stand, tell you what they need in plain language, and you will know if it's a fit. If you're embarrassed about the state of things, don't be. He's seen worse.