2024-11-13 GnuCash IRC logs
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18:58:38 <CBikas> Hello? New to Gnucash and IRC. But wanted to get some advice. I want to replace Quickbooks with Gnucash for my companies. How do I do payroll in gnucash? It doesn't seem to have a payroll function.
19:07:16 <chris> It doesn't
19:07:53 <CBikas> Forgot to mention this is a company in the United States of America. Not sure what countries use gnucash.
19:09:44 <chris> there's no payroll module sorry
19:10:06 <CBikas> Thanks so much. Any ideas for a solution?
19:12:05 <CBikas> Could I pair it with another software like a stand alone payroll program? Or is there another approach that is better other people use?
19:13:14 <chris> You certainly can
19:13:32 <chris> if the other sw exports csv then you can import into gnucash at leisure
19:14:21 <CBikas> Any suggestions which program? Figure some people have already crossed this bridge. So wanted to get their experience.
19:21:45 <AdrienM> CBikas, I just helped a family business transition from QB Payroll. I evaluated several products, eventually settling on PayrollMate. The runner-up was TimeTrax. PayrollMate is likely the closest 'drop-in' replacement. But really, unless you're operating a mult-state operation, even a spreadsheet would be fine.
19:22:08 <CBikas> good info. Appreciate it. :)
19:22:14 <AdrienM> Tax tables are not updated as often as you might think. Electronic tax filings are easy-peasy on your own.
19:22:47 <AdrienM> PayrollMate *does* offer auto-updated tax tables, and offers printable payroll reporting forms, annual & quarterly.
19:23:27 <CBikas> Good to know. Thank you.
19:23:36 <AdrienM> Your answer though just depends on what you are comfortable doing on your own. You could easily use a spreadsheet or even just scheduled transactions in GnuCash.
19:25:05 <AdrienM> When I looked into exactly what was *special* about QB Payroll, I found out it wasn't much at all, and was absurdly expensive. They hide the details, so it appears to be more complicated and magic than it really is. Of course mileage varies with personal circumstances and business organization.
19:25:38 <AdrienM> PayrollMate was also one of the few options that can be entire 'offline' where your payroll/employee data is not stored in the *cloud*. (someone else's computer)
19:25:43 <CBikas> That was my experience. They make it as scary as possible. But the math doesn't change that much.
19:25:49 <AdrienM> Right.
19:26:15 <CBikas> Just looked up payroll mate. I like it. Will look into it more. Appreciate the idea.
19:26:25 <AdrienM> We did notice a slight variance between PayrollMate calculations and QB, then when we did the math by hand, it turned out QB was wrong! (by pennies, but still)
19:26:39 <AdrienM> You're welcome.
19:29:25 <AdrienM> Also, I suspect one of your evaluation points will be to find out if your pre-printed QB-compatible checks will work with PayrollMate. We tested ours in a demo first, and while a slight bit different (with tiny print) they did line up well enough to save throwing that stock away. Banks have had no issue reading the checks.
19:30:06 <CBikas> Didn't think of that. But very good to know. I have the 3 part lazer checks. But they're blank. So should be ok.
19:30:07 <AdrienM> They also offer their own stock, and there is a MICR add-on if you are that fancy.
19:31:08 <AdrienM> We only bought the standard license. There are several add-ons for W-2, 1099 et cetera if you need, but the accounting firm handles that anyway already for this business.
19:31:15 <AdrienM> Mileage will vary.
19:31:39 <AdrienM> Good luck.
19:32:09 <CBikas> Thanks again. Much appreciated.
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