Free first-payday setup
QuickBooks payroll service. You still press pay.
Four taps. We open the accounts. The click stays yours.
A Friday the accounts can support.
The payday setup can start. Where should we reach you?
How the first-payday setup works
- Name what is darkFour taps. Accounts, who is being paid, and who will press the button after setup.
- Keep your loginOn the call you stay signed in as yourself. We do not take the provider over.
- Leave able to press payWage accounts open, employee or contractor named, and the three wage lines posted where the books can see them.
Setup, then your click
The check names which wage accounts are still dark and whether the person about to be paid is an employee, an owner-wage, or a contractor. It does not run a payroll.
You keep the provider login. We open the accounts and the wage map. We do not send deposits, file the wage reports, or press pay for you.
Steven Palmieri is a Tax CFO and the Entrepreneur's CFO. The practice is not a CPA firm and does not sign audit or assurance reports.
Start the free checkQuestions people ask first
Do you process my payroll?
No. A provider you choose does the processing. We open the federal and state wage accounts, connect that provider, and leave the pay click with you.
What has to exist before the first check?
The wage accounts, a login you control, and a decision about employee or contractor. A provider cannot pay someone from an account that is still dark.
Is an S corporation owner just an owner's draw?
An owner who works in an S corporation is paid a wage. The amount is decided before the first run. It is not a button the payroll provider invents on its own.
Who is on the setup call?
Steven Palmieri, a Tax CFO, on a video call. Opening the accounts and naming the wage is part of that work. The practice is not a CPA firm, and it does not run payday.