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Davina Ward

Expert Contributor

Expertise: Payroll, Accounting

Education: BA English Literature, SUNY Geneseo

Davina joined Merchant Maverick in 2022, covering small business payroll and accounting. She began writing for small businesses in 2018 and has since gained expertise in the SaaS industry. She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in English Literature from SUNY Geneseo in 2018. She currently resides in New York.

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What Is A PEO?

What is a PEO? In short, PEOs are human resource companies that contract with small and mid-size businesses to manage HR services, such as payroll, employee benefits, and tax administration. We’ll explore professional employer organization for payroll and how to know if it is a good fit for your small business in this post.

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Aug 22, 2024 Filed under: Payroll
ADP VS QuickBooks Payroll

ADP VS QuickBooks Payroll

Payroll and HR software can save precious time for small business owners, but searching through a laundry list of payroll products and features may be hard to squeeze into an already busy schedule. To help get you started, we’ll take an in-depth look at two premier payroll software apps: QuickBooks Online Payroll and ADP.

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Sep 24, 2024 Filed under: Payroll

How To Hire Your First Employee In 10 Steps

Wondering how to know when to hire your first employee? Hiring your first employee is an essential step to take to continue to grow your business, and there are a couple of things to keep in mind to help you successfully — and legally — hire and pay them. Let’s take a look at everything required for you to feel confident in hiring and paying your business’s first employee.

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Aug 12, 2024 Filed under: Payroll

What Is QuickBooks Workforce?

Intuit QuickBooks’ Workforce service makes it much easier for employers to share paycheck information with their employees online. By activating QuickBooks Workforce, you can give your employees control over when and how they want to review their W-2 forms and pay stubs. Read on for a full look at QuickBooks Workforce to see if it’s right for your business.

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Aug 12, 2024 Filed under: Payroll
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Justworks Review

Justworks is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). A PEO is a human resource company hired to take over control of some of your business’s functions. It can be a great alternative to growing businesses that need to tackle administrative services but prefers to outsource those responsibilities. If you’re looking for a PEO, Justworks should be in contention.

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Dec 18, 2024 Filed under: Payroll Services & Software Reviews
Gusto VS QuickBooks

Gusto VS QuickBooks Payroll Comparison

Among the most popular payroll software platforms are Gusto and Intuit Online Payroll, each of which offers different plans and prices depending on your business’s size and goals. It’s tough to know which software solution makes the most sense for you without some digging into their finer details, which is exactly what this article aims to do.

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Sep 24, 2024 Filed under: Payroll

The Complete Guide To Gusto Pricing

Gusto makes payroll processing easy for small businesses that need to focus on growing their base of customers. The payroll and time-tracking software offer multiple tiers of plans with different price tags and features, each of which is suitable for different small business needs. This article breaks down each plan’s pricing structure to help you figure out which one benefits your company the most.

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Aug 13, 2024 Filed under: Payroll

ADP VS Paychex Comparison

Small businesses have plenty on their to-do lists. To help narrow down your search for payroll apps, we will compare two leading payroll software solutions available to small businesses: ADP and Paychex. We’ll dive into features, pricing, customer support, feedback from small business users, and more. Read on to compare ADP vs. Paychex.

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Apr 29, 2024 Filed under: Payroll

Gusto VS ADP Comparison

Are you looking for a payroll software app? To help remove the guesswork and narrow your search, we will compare two leading payroll software apps available to small businesses: Gusto and Run by ADP. We will evaluate several criteria for each, including features, pricing, user-friendliness, customer support, and candid feedback from small businesses.

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Apr 29, 2024 Filed under: Payroll