All of my employees are remote W2 employees with health benefits, etc. Over time, employees have moved to different states and now I am paying having to pay unemployment and payroll taxes in multiple states. I use Quickbooks for payroll which automatically calculates and pays the taxes so that part is not difficult but it increases our accounting expenses having to deal with multiple states and I am wondering if there is a better way to pay people?
I do not want to pay them as contractors so that is not an option. I’ve looked at PEO’s in the past but they seem to be more expensive than just doing it the way we are already doing it.
Is there anything else out there I should be looking at to make payroll and taxes more efficient?
I switched from Gusto to PEO and was able to make the cost a wash compared to my previous payroll/benefits package. I had to hunt for the right PEO though as most would have been significantly more expensive. Gusto or similar payroll service might help solve the problems you’re mentioning if you don’t want that route. Any option that will handle the paperwork will be more expensive than QB, but the saved time and hassle is worth it imo.