Services
Payroll
Pay runs processed, tax deposits made on schedule, quarterly returns filed and year-end forms issued. Payroll penalties are among the easiest to trigger and the least pleasant to argue about, so this is work that simply has to be right.
What this covers
Pay runs
Regular payroll processed on your schedule, whether that is weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly.
Tax deposits
Federal and Arizona withholding and employer taxes deposited on the required schedule, which is where most penalties start.
Quarterly filings
Form 941 and the Arizona quarterly returns, including unemployment, prepared and filed on time.
Year-end forms
W-2s for employees and 1099-NEC for contractors, issued and filed by the January deadlines.
New hires and setup
New hire reporting, withholding setup, and getting the registrations right when you take on your first employee.
Tipped employees
Tip reporting and allocation for restaurants and hospitality, an area with its own rules and its own audit risk.
Who this is for
- Businesses hiring their first employee and unsure what registrations are required
- Owners of an S-corporation who need reasonable compensation actually run through payroll
- Restaurants and hospitality, where tips and turnover make payroll genuinely harder
- Anyone who has received a payroll tax notice and would prefer not to receive another
What to have ready
- EIN and Arizona withholding and unemployment account numbers
- Employee list with pay rates, W-4s and A-4s
- Contractor list with W-9s
- Current pay schedule and any benefit or retirement deductions
- Prior payroll reports for the year, if you are switching mid-year
Do not worry if some of this is missing. Part of the job is telling you exactly what is still needed.
How it works
Setup review
We confirm your federal and Arizona registrations, deposit schedule and worker classifications are correct before anything runs.
You send hours
Hours and any changes come over each period. Salaried and recurring items carry forward on their own.
Payroll runs
Employees are paid, deposits are made, and you get a register showing exactly what was withheld and paid.
Quarterly and annual
Quarterly returns and year-end forms are handled on the calendar without you having to track the dates.
Other services
Tax preparation
Individual returns, Schedule C and E, S-corps and partnerships. Prepared, reviewed and e-filed by a licensed CPA.
Bookkeeping
Monthly close and clean, reconciled records, so filing season is a formality instead of an excavation.
Arizona TPT
Transaction privilege tax registration and filings, including the city-by-city rates that catch out-of-state help.
IRS notices
A letter arrived and you would rather not read it twice. A CPA can respond and represent you directly.
Let's find out if we're a fit.
Twenty minutes, no charge. Bring last year's return and your questions, and you'll leave knowing what the work involves and roughly what it costs.