What's included in payroll?

Homebase Payroll includes a complete hourly toolkit with employee scheduling, time clocks and online timesheets, built-in messaging and team communication, job posts and applicant tracking, new hire onboarding, team roster management, and payroll paperwork. Payroll features include free payroll transfer service, support for multiple locations in one payroll run (for locations with the same EIN and pay schedule), overtime and wage calculations, multiple wage rates and blended overtime, bonus and commission payments, pre- and post-tax deductions, 2-day direct deposit for qualified companies, printable checks, automated payroll tax payments and filings, W-2s and 1099s, new hire reporting, and QuickBooks Online integration. Employees get access to schedules, hours, messages, wages, pay stubs and W-2s, payday emails and direct deposit notifications, an easy-to-use app, online self-onboarding for required forms, time-off requests, shift trades, and early access to wages.

How much does payroll cost?

Homebase Payroll costs $6 per month per active employee plus a $39 per month base fee. Pricing includes unlimited payroll runs, pay-as-you-go with no cancellation fees, only paying for employees who get paid, 1099s, W-2s, tax filings and amendments, and free setup and transfer services with no manual data entry required.

Where is payroll currently available?

Payroll is currently available to U.S.-based customers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

Instead of running payroll manually and tracking complex federal and state requirements every pay period, you can use the Homebase payroll app and online payroll tools to automate calculations for hours worked, wages, and deductions. Timesheets and time card data flow into payroll summary reports, and Homebase can generate printable checks or send direct deposits for hourly or salaried employees, making payroll simpler for restaurants and other small businesses.

What is a good payroll example?

A good payroll solution should save time, reduce the risk of errors, and help prevent payroll fraud. Homebase provides full-service payroll by keeping schedules and hours worked in one place, automatically tracking breaks and overtime, syncing data to payroll, and calculating the right taxes and deductions so you can run payroll successfully in just a few clicks.

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Everything it takes to pay your team, made easy.

Automated

Run payroll with wages, tips, breaks, overtime, and more calculated for you.

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Stay compliant and up-to-date with PTO policies, taxes, labor laws, and FLSA rules.

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Save time. Save money.

Small businesses save an average of 5 hours monthly and $3,500 annually with Homebase Payroll.

Automated tax calculation, filing, and payment

Direct deposit & printable checks

W-2s and 1099s

Full service payroll

Wage garnishments

Employee self service

Mobile payroll app

Unlimited payroll runs

Automated payroll

Integrated scheduling & timesheets

Tip Management

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We’ll transfer your pay and tax data over for you
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The everything app for hourly teams.

Spend less time wrangling logins and transferring data. Homebase comes with everything else you need to manage your team.

PTO & time off controls

POS integration

Labor cost controls

Departments & permissions

Retention & performance

Employee happiness

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A complete hourly toolkit

Employee scheduling
Time clocks & online timesheets
Built-in messaging
Team communication
Job posts & applicant tracking
New hire onboarding
Team roster
Employee payroll paperwork
Paid-time-off policies & tracking

Painless payroll

Free payroll transfer service
Multiple locations in one payroll run*
Overtime & wage calculations
Multiple wage rates &
blended overtime
Bonus & commission payments
Pre- & post-tax deductions
2-day direct deposit for qualified companies
Printable checks
Automated payroll tax payments & filings
W-2s & 1099s
New hire reporting
QuickBooks Online accounting integration

*Only available to locations with the same EIN. All locations must operate on the same pay schedule and pay frequency.

Tools for your team

Access to schedules, hours, messages, wages, pay stubs & W-2s
Payday emails & direct deposit notifications
Easy-to-use app
Online self- onboarding for W-4, I-9, W-9 & direct deposit forms
Time-off requests & shift trades
Early access to wages before payday to handle unexpected expenses

Small business payroll often results in a large headache as managers and owners learn how to do payroll manually. There are a lot of factors on the federal and state level you need to remember to prepare payroll for both hourly payroll and salaried employees every pay period.

However, with the Homebase payroll app, your payroll calculations are automated. This means that instead of pulling out your “payroll for dummies” pamphlet and poring over hours worked, social security numbers, and voluntary deductions, you can ditch the data entry since your online payroll information is covered by Homebase.

You don’t even need a time card calculator—Homebase converts your wages, hours, and minutes into your payroll summary report. Then Homebase calculates those wages and creates printable checks for you to send out to your team. You can alternatively have Homebase directly deposit funds into their bank accounts, marking yet another item off your to-do list, whether you’re running payroll for a restaurant or for any other business.

Your full-service payroll provider should save you time and reduce the risk of errors. Homebase makes that happen by keeping your data all in one place. Hours worked are instantly calculated, breaks and overtime are tracked, and it’s all synced to payroll so mistakes are easily avoided.

You don’t need to hang a payroll process flowchart in your office to run payroll successfully and avoid payroll fraud. Homebase lets you do it in a few clicks. Remember the days when you had to worry about Medicare tax, Social Security tax, health insurance, federal income tax, and other deductions? Those days are gone.

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Everything it takes to pay your team, made easy.

Automated

Accurate

All in sync

See the payroll product in action.

Save time. Save money.

The switch is smooth.

Payroll that resonates.

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