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QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Overview

What is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

Error-free, worry-free Payroll. Get expert payroll assistance. Avoid costly tax penalties. Save time with everything in one place. No exporting or double checking. Everything is done right in QuickBooks.

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Error-free, worry-free Payroll. Get expert payroll assistance. Avoid costly tax penalties. Save time with everything in one place. No exporting or double checking. Everything is done right in QuickBooks.


Seller Details
Seller
Intuit
Year Founded
1983
HQ Location
Mountain View, California
Twitter
@Intuit
81,060 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
17,244 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
VIE:INTU
Phone
-6585
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$7,679
Description

Intuit is the global financial technology platform that powers prosperity for the people and communities we serve. With approximately 100 million customers worldwide using products such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to prosper. We never stop working to find new, innovative ways to make that possible.

Recent QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Reviews

Melanie M.
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Melanie M.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Best integrated payroll"
The convenience of handling information myself and not be beholden to antoher companies deadlines for information.
Adam R.
AR
Adam R.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.0 out of 5
"Payroll in one place, just kinda clunky"
It's beyond helpful to have eveyrthing tou need all in one place. QuickBooks helps to streamline the localization process by keeping employee infor...
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"I used qb payroll and, UI is nice and convenient while processing payroll"
Time entry and processing dashboard is quite easier
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What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

All my information is in one place. Previous pay stubs and tax information can be found in one location without having multiple programs to obtain important records Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

I have not yet come across anything I dislike about this program that would cause me to consider using something else instead. I do find it frustrating at times that my logins for this software have to be entered for almost every action Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you?

Access to previous year payroll total before taxes and after taxes as well as the break down of total amounts withheld and individually listed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chelsea M.
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What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

Once you get used to using it the system is quite simple to use. Just have to make sure each employee profile is set up correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

You can't create multiple checks for the same person in the same batch. You have to run the checks for the scheduled payroll and do a separate batch in unscheduled payroll for a second check. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm noticing even after a deduction is paid off it still leaves it listed on the pay check. It's a little messy. I have to clear them out each time or remove them from the employee profile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

I love how Quickbooks reminds you of tax liabilities due. Without a doubt this organization is my favorite feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

I would love some standard memorized payroll reports sent with each payroll run. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you?

I no longer have to remind myself to send tax liability checks. This helps clients reduce fees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

I love how well it can integrate with employee accounts on QuickBooks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

It sometimes doesn't find the right account and I have to reprint and waste checks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes keeping track of our payroll easy to manage and see information at a glance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Katie L.
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What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

I like that you can integrate Quickbooks with almost any other time tracking system, such as TimeClock+ our current onsite digital clock. It makes running payroll quick and easy, you can select which check style you're using and enter time quickly. Many things are customizable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

Quickbooks has no way to discern between vacation and sick pay hours that I can figure out, also, it tracks vacation hours from the beginning of the year on paystubs rather than the set beginning of the year per employee which makes it very hard to figure out how much time they have left. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering QuickBooks Desktop Payroll:

Quickbooks payroll is the way to go for small companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you?

Through using Quickbooks we no longer have to send out hours to an external accountant each Monday, which has solved time and budget constraints and means that we always have payroll finished on time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Leslie O.
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What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

QuickBooks Desktop is so easy to use that I was able to enter payroll data and prepare reports with very little training. The pay liabilities module was very helpful! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

The setup required help from IT in the very beginning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering QuickBooks Desktop Payroll:

Very good tool for businesses of all sizes. I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a better way to manage payroll. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest problem we solved is keeping track of vacation and sick time available and used by each employee. Prior to QB we were keeping everything on an excel document, but now QB manages sick and vacation time and even prints availability on stubs for employee records. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

I love how easy is to do payroll with Quickbooks. Is as simple as ushing s few buttons and Quickbooks calculate all the taxes for you Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

I wish I could integrate a Perdien paid ina payroll for a cost to a specific project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you?

Pay payroll weekly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

This software takes the guesswork out of payroll. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

Would like the ability to deposit paychecks into more than two accounts per employee. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you?

Saving time and stress using this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KK
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What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

Ability to quickly and easily run payroll for multiple clients; all integrated with direct deposit and EFTPS; ability to easily submit federal and state filings electronically. Ability to run variety of payroll related reports. Ability to access help with needed via the support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Payroll?

Sometimes there are glitches with the viewing of the forms and saving/printing to PDF. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is QuickBooks Desktop Payroll solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy to run payroll and keep records of all transactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.