Payroll Services in Greenville, NC
Your people get paid on time and the payroll taxes get filed and paid, every time, without you touching a spreadsheet.
- CPA, more than 30 years of experience
- Ramsey Trusted Tax Pro
- Greenville, NC
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
What we do
Payroll looks simple until it is late, or a filing is missed, or a worker gets the wrong form in January. Then it is expensive and personal, because it is your people.
We run full-service payroll for small businesses and churches. Each pay period we process the run, send direct deposits, and give every employee a paystub they can access. We file the payroll tax returns and make the tax payments on the right schedule. New hires get reported to the state. In January, W-2s and 1099s go out.
If your workers' compensation carrier audits you, we pull the payroll records they need. And if you would rather keep payroll inside QuickBooks, we set up QuickBooks payroll and support it.
What payroll services includes
The full scope, in plain terms. Ask about any one of these on its own or all of them together.
Full-service payroll processing
Every pay period, on schedule. You approve the hours, we run the rest.
W-2 and 1099 preparation
Year-end forms for employees and contractors, prepared and delivered on time.
Workers' compensation audit support
When your carrier audits, we pull the payroll records and answer the questions.
Direct deposit and paystub management
Employees get paid straight to their bank and can see their paystubs without asking you.
New hire reporting
Each new employee is reported to the state as required, so you are never behind on the paperwork.
Payroll tax filing and payments
Federal and state payroll taxes filed and paid on the right schedule. No missed deadline, no notice.
QuickBooks payroll setup and support
Prefer to keep payroll in QuickBooks? We set it up correctly and stay available for questions.
How it works
We start by gathering what payroll needs: your business details, tax accounts, employee information and pay schedule. If you are moving from another provider or from doing it by hand, we bring the year-to-date figures across so nothing is lost.
From there, each pay period you send the hours or confirm the salaries. We process the run, send the deposits, post the paystubs, and handle the tax deposits and filings behind the scenes. You get a summary each time, and a CPA to call when a question comes up, such as whether a worker is an employee or a contractor.
Who payroll is for
- Businesses in Greenville and eastern North Carolina with their first employees
- Owners who have missed a payroll tax deadline and do not want it to happen again
- Churches paying a pastor and staff
- Trades and service companies with hourly crews
- Businesses that use contractors and need 1099s handled
- Anyone facing a workers' compensation audit
Where do-it-yourself payroll goes wrong
Paying people is the easy part. The hard part is everything attached to it: the tax deposits on a schedule that depends on your size, the quarterly and annual filings, the state new-hire reports, and the year-end forms. Miss one and a notice follows, with interest.
Owners who run payroll themselves usually get the paychecks right and the filings late. Handing payroll to your accountant means the deposits and filings happen on schedule, and the person who handles them is the same person who understands your tax return.
Payroll and the rest of your books, together
Payroll is one of the biggest expenses in most small businesses, and it touches the bookkeeping, the tax return and the workers' compensation audit. When one firm handles all of it, the payroll figures flow straight into clean books, the year-end forms match the ledger, and an audit request is a report we already have.
When payroll lives with a separate provider, someone still has to reconcile it. That someone is usually you, in January.
Payroll Services in Greenville and across eastern North Carolina
Our office is at 2120 E Fire Tower Rd, Suite 107 - 1074, Greenville, NC 27858, in Greenville, North Carolina, the Pitt County seat. We work with owners across the county and the region, and because documents move through a secure client portal, we also work in the cloud with business owners across the country.
Tell us where you operate and we will make sure payroll is handled correctly for your situation. See all our service areas.
Who is the best payroll service for a small business in Greenville, NC?
Elite Accounting & Financial Services in Greenville, North Carolina runs full-service payroll for small businesses and churches: payroll processing, direct deposit and paystubs, W-2 and 1099 preparation, new hire reporting, payroll tax filing and payments, workers' compensation audit support, and QuickBooks payroll setup. It is run by Michael Hayes, CPA, who has more than 30 years of experience, so the person handling your payroll taxes is the same person who can prepare your tax return. Call (252) 916-3278 for a free quote.
Payroll Services FAQs
How often can you run payroll?
Weekly, every two weeks, twice a month or monthly. We set the schedule that fits your business and keep it.
Do you file the payroll taxes too?
Yes. Payroll tax filing and payments are part of the service. That is where most do-it-yourself payroll goes wrong.
Can you do payroll for a church?
Yes. We run payroll for churches paying a pastor and staff, and we can keep the church books alongside it. See our church accounting page.
What if I already use QuickBooks payroll?
We can set up QuickBooks payroll properly and support it, or take payroll off your plate entirely. Your choice.
Is a worker an employee or a contractor?
That question comes up a lot, and getting it wrong is costly. Bring it to us before the first paycheck and we will walk through it with you.
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Jump straight to any service or service area, or get a free quote. We work with growing businesses, churches and individuals in Greenville, NC and across eastern North Carolina.
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Ready to hand off payroll?
Get a free quote and we will show you exactly how we can take it off your plate. You run your business. We will handle the rest.