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PAYROLL Reviews For Your Firm RUN Powered by ADP Payroll for Accountants 2011 OVERALL RATING BEST FIT Firms who manage payroll and compli- ance needs for multiple client businesses, but who prefer most compliance work to be outsourced. It's also a good fi t for professionals who want to provide HR tools and workers' compensation premium payment solutions. STRENGTHS • Available in full-service or do-it- yourself versions. • Offers add-on HR and associated services. • Full-service model has payment of all federal, state & local payroll tax lia- bilities, & reporting performed by ADP. If ADP makes an error, it will pay the resulting fi nes and penalties in accordance with its contract terms. • GL export function puts data into formats that can be imported by QuickBooks, Sage Peachtree & other accounting packages. • Allows fi rms to provide client self- service portals with access to program features and functions, such as data and time entry, reporting, etc. • Client side of system can be co- branded with the fi rm's logo. POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS • Federal & State e-fi ling not available in Accountants version. • Limited report customization. • Employee self-service limited to accessing pay stubs, with no access to W-2s or HR information. SUMMARY & PRICING RUN Powered by ADP Payroll for Accountants offers comprehensive federal, state and local payroll manage- ment capabilities, with a simplified interface that streamlines and automates most functions. It also gives fi rms the ability to grant client access to input their own employee data. Diff erent service levels allow fi rms to decide whether to manage payroll compliance and payment processes or have ADP handle those areas on a client-by-client basis. T e system is off ered to accountants at a discounted rate, and billing is directed to the firm. Pricing is based on the number of businesses, how many employees they have, the frequency of payroll runs, and whether or not the payroll tax fi ling is managed by ADP or the fi rm. Standard pricing ranges from $22 a month for "do-it-yourself" solutions up to $60 a month, plus a per-employee processing charge, for full-service tax fi ling solutions. Additional volume pricing discounts are available for full-service tax clients. ✔ On-Premises ■ SaaS ■ Hosted by Vendor {OUTSOURCED/REFERRAL} PRODUCT DELIVERY METHODS: ■ BASIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS REPORTING & MONITORING INTEGRATION/IMPORT/EXPORT HELP/SUPPORT CLIENT SELF-SERVICE Read the full review of this product exclusively online at www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/10318285 800-Call ADP (225-5237) www.accountant.adp.com SurePayroll for Accountants 2011 OVERALL RATING BEST FIT Clients or fi rms who want a robust, web-based payroll solution with strong features such as a mobile application, employee self-service portals and integration with numerous accounting soſt ware applications. STRENGTHS • Interfaces provided for QuickBooks, Sage Peachtree, AccountEdge & Intacct (data transfer may require users to pay a fee). • Included employee self-service portals allow access to historical data, but do not allow changes to address or time entry. • Simple reminder function alerts users of upcoming payroll date or tax payments. • Accounting firms can private-label SurePayroll with their own logo, or allow clients to pay SurePayroll directly. • Basic HR functionality provided; SurePay- roll resells third-party tools for tasks like background checks, behavioral assessments & skill testing. POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS • Does not support companies with more than 100 employees. 36 September 2011 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com For more information, go to cpapracticeadvisor.com/company/10015448 SUMMARY & PRICING SurePayroll is a good fi t for businesses that have basic payroll needs and that desire a more paperless solution. It is also a good fi t for accounting professionals looking for a resale opportunity. {FULL-SERVICE PROFESSIONAL} Billing for accounting professionals can be sent directly to the accounting professional or to the client with a built-in markup. Pricing for services is based upon the number of payroll runs and employees, and includes all payroll processing, direct deposits and associated reporting require- ments. A bi-weekly or semi-monthly payroll starts at a base fee of $30.95 plus $1.85 for each employee. T ese costs will be incurred for each payroll run. Annual W-2 processing costs are currently $40 per company plus $4.25 per employee. PRODUCT DELIVERY METHODS: ■ On-Premises ■ ✔ SaaS ■ Hosted by Vendor BASIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS REPORTING & MONITORING INTEGRATION/ IMPORT/EXPORT HELP/SUPPORT CLIENT SELF- SERVICE FEATURES Read the full review of this product exclusively online at www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/10318452 877-954-7873 www.SurePayroll.com