These apps can streamline all of your business’s financial tasks, including payroll and taxes, and give you a better picture of your company’s financial health.
GUSTO
This app, formerly known as ZenPayroll, streamlines your company’s payroll, tax and benefits process.
Features: In addition to managing online employee on boarding, Gusto automatically reports new hires to the government; handles all local, state and federal tax filings; automates deductions for benefits and workers’ comp payments; and emails digital pay stubs to employees.
Price: Gusto charges a base price of $39 per month plus $6 per month, per employee, for its Core payroll product; a business with 10 employees would pay $99 per month. It offers a one-month free trial. Gusto currently serves more than 40,000 businesses.
QUICKBOOKS
QuickBooks’ accounting software helps you run your business and provides a sense of your company’s overall financial health.
Features: You can use QuickBooks to track your business’ sales and expenses; view financial statements, such as profit and loss reports; pay your employees and vendors; track unpaid invoices; and more.
QuickBooks connects to thousands of accounts — including your business bank account, credit cards, PayPal and Square — and uploads data from these sources seamlessly. It also simplifies doing your business taxes, as it tracks expenses and lets you upload photos of receipts from your phone. With QuickBooks Online, you can access QuickBooks on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone or Android tablet.
Price: Plans cost from $5 to $35 per month for the first six months and $10 to $50 per month thereafter. A 30-day free trial is available. It’s free to download with your QuickBooks Online subscription.
FRESHBOOKS
This app gives small-business owners and freelance workers a simple way to manage and track invoices.
Features: FreshBooks lets you create personalized, professional-looking invoices; automatically bill your clients for recurring invoices; and accept credit cards on your mobile device. Other useful features include the ability to track and organize expenses from anywhere and create customized business reports, such as profit and loss statements.
Price: FreshBooks costs $15 per month for businesses with up to five clients, $25 per month for businesses with six to 50 clients, and $50 per month for businesses with 51 to 500 clients. A free 30-day trial is available, and you can save 10% each month if you buy an annual subscription. The mobile app is available free for iOS and Android devices.
WAVE
Wave is an easy-to-use accounting software platform specifically for small businesses, independent contractors and sole proprietors with nine or fewer employees.
Features: Wave lets businesses track sales and expenses, manage invoices and customer payments, pay employees, scan receipts and generate accounting reports. The company recently added free personal finance software to help small-business owners manage their finances in one place.
Price: Wave’s software is available for free download on the website; its free invoicing and receipt-tracking mobile apps are available for download in the Apple store. You’ll pay to accept credit card transactions (2.9% plus 30 cents for each transaction), for bank payment processing (1% per transaction) and for payroll management ($20 base fee plus $4 per employee, per month, for most states).
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