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PAYROLL SYSTEMS: REVIEW
OnPay Payroll
www.onpay.com
OnPay is an online payroll application
designed for small businesses, though
the product can run payroll for businesses with more than 500 employees.
OnPay also offers partner pricing
for accountants, with the discount
increased as the number of clients

increase. Accounting professionals who
sign up for OnPay also receive a free
payroll account for their firm as well
as custom QuickBooks or Xero setup
if needed.
OnPay Payroll offers full-service
payroll, supporting an unlimited
number of pay runs each month. Com-

pletely online, OnPay includes a mobile
app for iOS and Android smartphones
and tablets, so users can enter payroll
at any time, from any location.
OnPay charges a base fee of
$36.00 plus a $4.00 per person fee. For
accounting firms that wish to partner
with OnPay, a 10% discount is offered

Paychex Flex
www.paychex.com
Paychex Flex from Paychex is an online
payroll processing application from
Paychex. Designed for flexibility, Paychex Flex is a good fit for small to midsized businesses as well as accounting
professionals who are interested in
offering payroll services to their client

Payroll Mate
www.realtaxtools.com
Payroll Mate, from Real Business Solutions is an on-premise payroll solution
well suited for small businesses as
well as accounting firms. The standard
version of Payroll Mate supports up to
10 companies, with a maximum of 75
employees per client, though an add-on
module is available that will increase the
number of companies supported to 100,
and the number of employees per client
to 1,000. In addition, Payroll Mate can
be deployed in a virtual desktop environment, allowing users to access the
application from any location. Payroll
Mate does not offer a mobile app at this
time, and there is no employee/client
self-serve capability in the application,

base. Paychex Flex offers four plans:
Express, Select, Pro, and Enterprise,
with users able to easily scale up, (or
down) as needed. All four Paychex Flex
plans include complete payroll processing, payroll tax administration, new
hire-reporting, and a free mobile app.
The Select, Pro, and Enterprise plans
also offer additional features such as

New Employee Onboarding, Workers'
Compensation reporting, and State
Unemployment Insurance Service.
In addition, Paychex Flex also offers
AccountantHQ; an accountant-specific
dashboard that allows firms to easily
manage both payroll and HR from a
single platform.
Paychex Flex prices vary, depend-

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for more than two clients, with a 30%
discount given to firms with more than
100 payroll clients.

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ing on the plan purchased. Those
interested can contact Paychex Flex
for a custom quote.

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so employees or clients cannot access
payroll stubs or other payroll information from Payroll Mate.
Payroll Mate is currently available
for $119.00 per year, with add-on modules available for Direct Deposit, MICR
Check Printing, Payroll Reporting, 1099s,
and W-2s. Payroll Mate is a single user
application, with 3,5, and 10 user options
also available as an add-on. Those interested in Payroll Mate can download a
free demo from the Payroll Mate website
to try out prior to purchasing.

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