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We are a small business made for small businesses.

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Southern Payroll & Bookkeeping -- Who We Are

We believe small businesses have been greatly overlooked…treated as a number, not a name.

With that belief, Southern Payroll & Bookkeeping was founded. We have partnered with the industry-leader for payroll and human resources management, Gusto. We offer a simple, transparent pricing structure with no hidden fees or charges.  Southern Payroll & Bookkeeping also believes in giving back. We have pledged to give back 2% of our proceeds and provide ways for each company and their employees to do so, as well.

Payroll

We offer a wide variety of programs to best fit your company's needs. These programs range from companies as small as one employee, to more specific plans for larger companies.

Human Resources

SPB handles employee relations, payroll, benefits, and more. Plan, direct, and coordinate the administrative functions of an organization the easy way with us!

Bookkeeping

Keeping an accurate record of your business's finances is an imperative, though often, tedious, task for any business owner. Our Team of Bookkeeping experts is here to help!

Taxes

We're not here to just do tax filings at year-end; we proactively meet and plan with our clients throughout the year to help minimize their tax liability.

The knowledge and experience you need to streamline your business.

How to start a business

Before Day 1

  • Coming up with a name
  • Coming up with a logo
  • Choosing an entity type
    • LLC or S-Corp
  • Registering your business with the secretary of State
  • Applying for an employer Identification number (EIN)
  • Obtaining Business Insurance
  • Hiring Employees
    • Determine Wages, pay-frequency, classify the employee or contractor, collect all legally required HR paperwork

Day 1

  • Bookkeeping Systems Defined
    • Internal and/or Outsourced to SPB
  • Employees clocking in/out if not salary
  • Start Accepting Payments from customers/clients

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Pricing

Between Day 5 and Day 30

  • Run your first payroll and make all applicable payroll tax payments to the State & Federal  Government.

After Q1

  • File Quarterly Federal Tax Return and Report of Tax Liability form 941
  • Repeat Ever Quarter

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End of Year 1

  • File Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return
  • File Mult-State Employer and Credit Reduction Information for 940
  • File Qualified Small Business Payroll Tax Credit for Increasing Research Activities if Applicable
  • Deliver w2's and 1099's to employees  and contractors.   
  • Repeat these tax filings every year.

Year 2

  • Roll our supplemental insurance or other fringe benefits to employees.  

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Year 3

  • File Quarterly Federal Tax Return and Report of Tax  Liability for semiweekly schedule  depositors (Form 941)
  • REPEAT EVERY QUARTER

Year 5

  • Begin offering traditional Med/Dental/Vision Benefits.

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Southern Payroll & Bookkeeping

“When you lose a client, it is rarely because your competitor’s product/service has a few extra bells and whistles. It is rarely because your competitor is a couple of dollars a month cheaper. It is rarely because of that amazing promo that the salesperson offered. In almost all instances, you lose a client because they feel neglected. Southern Payroll & Bookkeeping won’t be touched from a customer-service standpoint, and we refuse to be outworked by anyone in the industry.”

George Wilson

 

CEO

 
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Superior Customer Service and Response Time

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