Payroll
Embedded Payroll & the Payroll Sync Dashboard
Getting Started
- What is Gusto and how does it work with GoCo?
- What is Embedded Payroll?
- Best Practices for Setting Payroll Permissions
- What to Expect on your First Payroll: Embedded Payroll Implementation Training
- Embedded Payroll Statuses
- Understanding Payroll Cycles, Schedules & Best Practices
- How does 401(k) work with Embedded Payroll?
- How to enable the Human Interest Integration with Gusto
- Understanding the Payroll Grid in GoCo: A Guide for Payroll Admins
- How to set up GoCo Embedded Payroll Partner as my Agent?
- What does the Implementation Process look like when using GoCo and Embedded Payroll?
- Historical Payrolls
- Understanding Embedded Payroll Statuses
- Navigating your Embedded Payroll App
- "Exempt from OT" Field Enhancement in Employment Info
- Company Signatory Guide: Authorizing GoCo Embedded Payroll
Payroll Processing Basics
- How do I process payroll?
- When and why should I refresh my payroll run?
- Easily Import Hours, Reimbursements, and Bonuses for a Pay Run
- How does Time Off feed over to Payroll?
- How does Time Tracking work with Embedded Payroll?
- Understanding Employee Types
- Work Groups & GoCo
- How to Archive & Unarchive Payrolls in GoCo
- How to Re-open Payroll for Admins
- Using Checks with Embedded Payroll
- Can I add a separate, second check for an employee on the same pay run?
- Payroll Taxes Overview
- 2024 End of Year Payroll Reminders with GoCo Embedded Payroll
- End-of-Year Payroll Preparation Checklist
- How does GoCo’s Embedded Payroll work with GoCo’s Benefit Administration Module?
- Payroll: Preparing For an Upcoming Holiday
- State Tax Reciprocity and Courtesy Withholding: What You Need to Know
- Funding Payroll through GoCo's Embedded Payroll
- Understanding Tax Exemptions in GoCo
- What if I need to Change my EIN?
- Mid Pay Period Employment Changes
- How to Add a Memo to a Paystub
Earnings & Deductions
- Recurring Earnings & Deductions vs One-time
- How to make changes to recurring or one-time payments in GoCo Embedded payroll
- How to add Offline Deductions in GoCo
- How to add Offline 401K Deductions in GoCo
- How do Garnishments work?
- Does GoCo Calculate Backpay?
- Does GoCo Prorate Earnings?
- Standard Earnings & Deductions
Payroll Runs and Types
- What types of Payroll Runs can I run in GoCo?
- Understanding Off-Cycle Payroll: When and Why to Run It
- How to run a Termination Payroll using GoCo's Embedded Payroll
- How to Run an Off-Cycle Payroll in GoCo Embedded Payroll
- How do I record offline payments made to employees?
- What Payroll Types Can I See in GoCo?
Managing Payroll Data
Troubleshooting and Alerts
- Understanding GoCo's Embedded Payroll Communications: Critical & Non-Critical Alerts for Full Access Admins
- How do I cancel or correct a payroll run with GoCo Embedded Payroll if I made a mistake?
- What is a Blocked Payroll?
- How do I resolve a blocked payroll?
- Why Do I Have "Needs Review" Items, and How Do I Handle Them?
- Changing Pay Schedules
- Troubleshooting Team Member/Company Sync Errors in GoCo
- Understanding Requests for Information (RFIs) in GoCo
- Handling Employee Level Direct Deposit Reversals and Insufficient Funds
- Calendar of Days Affecting Service and Payroll Processing for 2025
- Payroll Processing Deadlines & What Happens If You Miss Them
- Gusto & Bank Compatibility: Important Information for Admins
Employees & Contractors
- How do I access my W-2?
- How do I view my Paystubs as an Employee?
- How do I read my pay stub as an employee?
- As a Contractor how do I view my Payment Statements
- Understanding Pay Stubs
- How do I read my pay stub as an employee in Execupay?
- Understanding Your W-2 and Verifying Employee Details in GoCo
- How does GoCo Embedded manage Employee Tax Documents and Withholdings in GoCo?
- How to fill out the W-4 in GoCo
- Understanding PTO Balances on Pay Stubs in Embedded Payroll
Payroll Tax Account Management
- Tax Deposit Schedules: Understanding Your Obligations
- GoCo Embedded Payroll Special Tax Fields in Employment Info
- How to Resolve a Payroll Tax Notice
- Understanding the IRS and Payroll Responsibilities
- What is the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)?
- What is Federal Unemployment Tax Act? (FUTA)
- Federal Income Tax (FIT) Withholding
- What is State Unemployment Insurance? (SUI)
- What is State Income Tax (SIT)
- Understanding Agency Payments
- What are Tax Reconciliations?
- Understanding Payroll Tax Payments vs. Payroll Tax Filings
- Understanding Payroll Tax Filing Amendments
- Hiring an Employee in a New State: A Guide to get your started
- Understanding Non-Resident Income Tax
- How to Access Embedded Payroll Tax Settings in GoCo
- What to Expect When Working with Tax Agencies: Federal vs. State vs. Local
- Common Payroll Tax Filing Errors and How to Avoid Them
Payroll Sync
- What information in GoCo will be synced to payroll?
- How to use the Payroll Sync Dashboard
- [Admin] Can GoCo provide employee benefit deductions to me?
- How to Customize Fields in your Payroll Sync and Edit your Payroll Schedule
- When will GoCo remove a terminated employee from payroll?
- How to Read the Deduction Screen in Payroll Sync
- ADP Workforce Now API
- Paychex API
- How to check your payroll schedule in the Payroll Sync Dashboard
- When to Add or Remove Employees from Payroll Sync
Giving GoCo access to payroll
State Payroll Tax Guides
- Alaska: How to Manage Your Employer Payroll Tax Accounts
- A Quick Guide to Understanding Local and City Payroll Taxes
- Arkansas: How to Manage Your Employer Payroll Tax Accounts
- Alabama: How to Manage Your Employer Payroll Tax Accounts
- Arizona: How to Manage Your Employer Payroll Tax Accounts
- California: How to Manage Your Employer Payroll Tax Accounts
- New Mexico: How to Manage Your Employer Payroll Tax Accounts
- Colorado:How to Manage Your Employer Payroll Tax Accounts
- Maryland: How to Manage Your Employer Payroll Tax Accounts
- CONNECTICUT: How to Manage Your Employer Payroll Tax Accounts