Company Signatory Guide: Authorizing GoCo Embedded Payroll

A step-by-step walkthrough to help you complete your company signatory tasks with ease.

As your first pay date approaches, it's time to complete a few important steps to finalize your payroll setup in GoCo!

A Payroll Analyst from GoCo will be working behind the scenes to ensure everything is set up smoothly. You may receive direct communication from them as they assist you through the process.

🔧 Final Steps to Authorize GoCo Embedded Payroll

To finish setting up your payroll account, you’ll need to log into GoCo and complete the following steps:

✅ What Needs to Be Completed:

1. Accept Gusto’s Terms of Service

2. Submit State Tax Authorizations & Power of Attorney Forms

3. Submit IRS Form 8655 – Federal Reporting Agent Authorization

4. Verify Your Bank Account

How to Navigate to the Onboarding Steps

Once you've logged into GoCo, navigate to the Marketplace. You can find it either on the right hand panel near the bottom or on the Company page through the Marketplace app

In the Marketplace, search for "Gusto" or scroll to the Payroll Category. Click on Payroll, and then select Gusto Payroll. Once you've clicked into the Gusto Payroll app, you'll be able to complete the next section and onboarding steps.

You should have also received an email that will take you directly to the onboarding steps!

🧭 How to Complete These Steps

1. Go to Step 6: Gusto Company Onboarding

   1. Once you’re in GoCo, navigate to the Company Setup section

   2. Select Step 6: Gusto Company Onboarding

2. Accept Terms of Service (TOS):

   1. Review and accept the Embedded Payroll Terms of Service

3. Click View Onboarding 

4. Sign Authorization Documents:

   1. You’ll see "Sign Documents" tasks appear

   2. Click Sign Document for each one

   3. Click Save & Continue after each step

5. Verify Your Bank Account:

   1. Go to Bank Verification – If you have received micro-deposits, confirm them in this section. If not, return to this step once the deposits appear in your bank account.

   2. Click Save & Continue once verified

Prefer to watch a video? Check out this short walkthrough on Company Signatory Steps:

🎉 What’s Next?

Your employees have also been launched into the Gusto system! They'll begin to see micro-deposits in their bank accounts soon—this is part of the verification process to ensure they’re ready to be paid on time.

If you have any questions along the way, the GoCo team is here to help.