W-2 payroll, calculated right every time

What’s calculated on every run

Every paycheck run applies the current IRS Publication 15-T percentage method: federal income tax withholding by filing status and W-4 elections, Social Security up to the annual wage base, Medicare including the Additional Medicare Tax threshold for higher earners, and employer FUTA. Where full state withholding is supported, that’s calculated alongside the federal figures on the same paycheck.

Pay schedules and hourly employees

Set up weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly pay schedules, and enter hours for hourly employees each period. Salaried employees carry their pay forward automatically, so a normal run is mostly a review, not re-entry.

Records that hold up

Every pay period, every paycheck run and every company stays on record. Payroll registers and quarterly filing packages are available as downloadable PDFs, so nothing lives only in someone’s memory or a spreadsheet. See what a quarterly filing package includes →

Where full state withholding applies

New Jersey has full automatic state withholding calculation today. See New Jersey payroll details → Employer state tax registration details can also be captured at signup for New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota, ahead of full withholding support in those states.

What payroll on Ideal Workforce does not do

Ideal Workforce does not originate ACH, run direct deposit, or remit your tax deposits. You pay your employees and make your federal and state tax deposits through your own bank and EFTPS, exactly as you do today. We calculate, record and prepare the paperwork; you keep control of the money movement.