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3/15/2020

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What Is QuickBooks Payroll Missing?

 
What Is QuickBooks Payroll Missing?
Intuit Payroll is a great add-on to QuickBooks, allowing small businesses to access many of the same features of more expensive payroll providers. However, much like QuickBooks itself, Payroll is a not a set-it-and-forget-it software that will automatically handle every detail for business owners and managers. Like any other payroll system, QuickBooks Payroll requires a certain amount of knowledge to get it set it up correctly and perform required upkeep.  
It is important to understand what QuickBooks Payroll is missing to enable more strategic decision making across the organization. Filling the gaps may require additional software, third-party services, or increased in-house employee responsibilities to ensure timely, accurate payments and benefits management.

Required High-Speed Internet Access

It may seem obvious to mention that QuickBooks Payroll requires high-speed internet access to download the latest payroll tax rates, but it is important to remember. When working in areas of the country where internet access is slow or spotty, Payroll may not be able to run. This can cause payroll timing issues while traveling for work or pleasure.

To avoid payroll lags due to internet speed issues, business owners should have the protocols in place to allow other employees to run payroll on their behalf when they are out in the field or on vacation. This kind of redundancy is a recommended best practice anyways, making it a salient point even if owners and managers expect to always have access to high-speed internet.

Direct Deposit Limits

Payroll includes direct deposit limits to protect against fraud; however, these restrictions can thwart legitimate payment efforts. Businesses hitting direct deposit limits can choose to pay employees with checks, pay staff smaller amounts on a more frequent payment schedule, or request an increase. While an increase request may take several business days to be reviewed, it is the best long-term solution.

Ultimately, restrictive direct deposit limits can be fixed. However, business owners may not even realize that these limits exist when they are getting started, making them unexpected and inconvenient when they are encountered. When setting up QuickBooks Payroll, take the time to look at what payroll totals and individual amounts are typically to anticipate these types of issues ahead of time.

Direct Deposit Cutoff

Not only is direct deposit limited in amount, it is also constrained by timing for the lowest level Payroll plan. As is typical with bank integrations, there is a cutoff for direct deposit processing. Payroll direct deposits must be submitted a day in advance. As a result, disorganized or improperly managed payroll efforts can create a ripple effect, delaying direct deposits to employees, and causing them to receive their wages late.
If there is a chance that payroll processing may be delayed from time to time, consider upgrading to a plan level that offers the option of same-day direct deposit.

Wage Base Limits

Ever-changing wage base limits must be updated annually when using QuickBooks Desktop. These limits are tied into the tax table, so they do not need to be manually modified. However, it does underscore the importance of staying abreast of available updates and practicing proper account upkeep.

Performance Lags with More Employees

While Payroll does not have strict employee caps or limits across tiers, like some other payroll platforms, the more employees a business has, the more likely it is to experience performance lags. The system can slow down significantly while running reports and processing payroll as more employees are added. Inactive employees can also contribute to this bogging down depending on how many of them are still saved in the system. 

Difficulty Setting Up 401(K) Plans

While certainly possible, less experienced users may find setting up 401(K)s difficult in Payroll. There is an EZ Setup option to streamline the process, but it does not allow for customized settings. For companies offering 401(K)s and other retirement benefits to employees, this is a task that is often best left to the professionals.

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