Accurate & Compliant Payroll Services

Streamline your Minnesota Payroll Process

Enhance your Minnesota payroll operations with our comprehensive payroll and HR solution, designed for the distinct needs of businesses in the North Star State, from Minneapolis to Saint Paul. We ensure compliance with Minnesota-specific regulations, offering accurate payroll processing and timely payments to streamline your payroll management in Minnesota.

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Smooth & Reliable Transition

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Efficient Payroll Processing

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Built-In Compliance

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Knowledgeable & Trustworthy Tax Filing

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Data Security & Safeguards

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Experience Painless Payroll Setup

Smooth & Reliable Transition for Minnesota Businesses

  • Our pay rules engine is versatile enough to handle any scenario, making it easy to accommodate the unique payroll requirements of your Minnesota business, whether you’re in tech, tourism, or agriculture.

  • Keep your general ledger precise with seamless integrations into your existing accounting software, ensuring every dollar is accounted for accurately in your financial reports.

  • We streamline the integration with 401(k) and other retirement providers, simplifying the setup for your employees’ future savings.
  • Our built-in test environments allow you to trial run your payroll setup, ensuring everything is perfect before going live, offering peace of mind and reliability.
  • Whether your business operates across multiple states or holds several Employer Identification Numbers (EINs), our system is equipped to manage and report with ease, catering to the dynamic nature of Minnesota’s businesses.
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Efficient Payroll Processing for Minnesota’s Dynamic Market

  • With a single database system and one record per employee, information stays updated continuously, eliminating discrepancies and ensuring accuracy across the board.
  • Benefit from immediate calculations and a correction delta process, allowing for effortless recalculations whenever edits are made, keeping payroll processing smooth and efficient.
  • Our payroll preparation checklist and quick links provide a clear path through payroll tasks, saving you time and reducing the chance of errors.

  • Stay ahead of changes with automated updates to government forms, ensuring your payroll remains compliant with the latest regulations, crucial for Minnesota businesses navigating local and federal laws.

  • Manage wage garnishments with ease using our built-in payroll garnishment deduction wizard.

  • For businesses preferring physical checks, our onsite check printing option allows you to print checks directly from your Minnesota office, offering flexibility and immediacy to your payroll distribution.

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Stay on Top of the Latest Regulations and Requirements

Built-In for Minnesota Businesses

  • Our system proactively delivers automated updates to pay, time, and HR rules, ensuring your business is always in step with the latest standards, crucial for maintaining compliance in Minnesota’s diverse business environment.

  • Navigate the complexities of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with tools designed to streamline the collection of employee hours, automate policy enforcement, and monitor essential metrics, making ACA compliance effortless for your business.
  • Stay informed with alerts that notify you when regulatory standards are not being met, reducing the risk of noncompliance, and enhancing your ability to manage your ACA strategy efficiently.
  • Use our versatile rules engine to customize rules to ensure regional and local employment regulations are being adhered to, and receive proactive notifications when they’re not.
  • Benefit from anywhere, any time access that gives your people the power to manage compliance on the go with self-service access available on their mobile devices.

  • Benefit from a pay-as-you-go workers’ compensation model that maximizes cash flow and minimizes the risk of year-end audit surprises, a feature especially valuable for Minnesota businesses looking to maintain financial stability while ensuring compliance.

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Trustworthy Tax Filing for Minnesota Businesses

  • Experience the peace of mind that comes from working with dedicated payroll and tax professionals who are committed to the success of your Minnesota business, providing reliable support whenever you need it.

  • Our team is skilled in filing taxes across all states and jurisdictions, ensuring your business remains compliant no matter where your employees are located, crucial for Minnesota businesses with a national footprint.

  • Simplify multi-state employee taxation with automated reciprocity tax withholding, reducing administrative burdens and ensuring accurate tax calculations for employees working across state lines.
  • Receive essential support in obtaining state and local tax identification numbers and ensuring their validity, a critical step in maintaining compliance and avoiding penalties.
  • Utilize cutting-edge geospatial intelligence to accurately determine the appropriate local tax jurisdiction based on your employees’ home and work addresses, automatically populating W-4 forms and streamlining the tax filing process.
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Data Security & Safeguards for Your Minnesota Business

  • Tailor access with role-based controls, ensuring only authorized staff can view sensitive data.
  • Receive instant notifications for key payroll system activities, enhancing security oversight.
  • Enjoy secure, unlimited storage for all your payroll records, always available when needed.
  • Enhance data protection with in-product multi-factor authentication, guarding against unauthorized access.
  • Rely on a SOC 1, Type 2 audited partner for top-tier data management and security standards.
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Additional Features & Functionality

  • AI-powered payroll alerts
  • Direct deposit, pay cards and earned-wage access integration
  • Position control with automated pay calculations
  • Weighted average overtime calculations
  • Year-end and quarter-end checklists
  • Consolidated reporting
  • Change history and audit reporting
  • Automated reciprocity tax withholding
  • Multiple payroll processing
  • Push, email, or SMS notifications
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Your Questions answered

Frequently Asked Questions

Minnesota has a progressive income tax rate ranging from 5.35% to 9.85%, depending on income level and filing status. Employers are required to withhold state taxes for their employees, and the rates can vary based on the individual’s earnings​​​​.

The unemployment insurance tax rate in Minnesota varies, with experienced employers seeing rates between 1.0% and 8.9%. For new employers, the rates range similarly depending on the industry. The taxable wage base for unemployment insurance in Minnesota is set at $42,000 for 2024​​​​.

Unemployment taxes must be paid quarterly in Minnesota. Withholding tax filing frequencies depend on the total tax withheld, ranging from semiweekly to annually, with specific guidelines determining the filing schedule​​.

Minnesota’s minimum wage rates vary based on the size of the employer, with large employers (annual gross sales of $500,000 or more) having a higher minimum wage than small employers. Cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul have their own local minimum wage rates, which are higher than the state’s rate​​.

Employers in Minnesota can submit payroll taxes electronically through the state’s Unemployment Insurance Program and the Minnesota Department of Revenue. Employers need to register for an account to manage and pay these taxes online​​.