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Payroll, in plain English.

Notes from our payroll specialists on the questions small-company operators ask us every week.

• Your first hire in a new state: the five registrations nobody mentions

  Withholding, unemployment, paid leave, local tax and new-hire reporting — what to file, and in what order, before that first paycheck.

  Priya Raman · September 22, 2026

• Form 941, explained for people who never wanted to learn it

  What the quarterly federal payroll return reports, why it has to match your deposits, and the three mistakes we see most often.

  Jordan Whitfield · August 4, 2026

• Is it a bad idea to switch payroll providers mid-year?

  Short answer: no, if you switch at the start of a quarter. Here's the checklist we walk every new customer through.

  Marcus Lindqvist · June 17, 2026