如果您正在考虑雇用员工，则需要一项薪资计划。但是，随着工资和福利的额外费用，您可能不太热衷于外包工资额带来的高价。不要害怕 - 您可以学习如何做工资。

How to do payroll yourself

你可能想知道，我能做工资我自己?Will I be more prone to errors? How much time will it take?

When you handle payroll on your own, you can either do everything manually or use software. Regardless of which method you choose, you must start by gathering some information.

To run payroll for your employees, you first need information such as:

• Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
• Tax rates (e.g.,SUTA tax rate)
• Employee information (e.g., pay rate and withholding information)

继续阅读以了解手动和使用软件涉及的任务，时间承诺和成本。

1. Manually do calculations

If you’re willing to read up on tax laws and do your own calculations, you might be interested in learning how to do your own payroll.

Doing payroll by hand is the least expensive payroll option. You don’t have to pay a professional or purchase a program.

当您手动运行工资单时，您可以完全控制自己的工资单。您知道薪资何时以及如何完成。但是，自己做工资可能意味着您没有人检查您的计算。错误的机会增加了，通常会受到惩罚。

手工做工资也需要时间。您必须完成所有计算，分配工资和档案税。您可能会花费大量时间来薪资，而不是从事您的业务。

如何手动计算

Want to handle payroll solo, without any software? Take a look at the steps you have to follow for manual payroll:

1. Track time
   1. Use an attendance management method to track employee time. Or, you could have employees track their own time. Then, you can approve it.
2. Calculate payroll
   1. At the end of each pay period, use employee time cards and their rates of pay to calculate wages.
   2. Include all types of compensation, including any tips and overtime for the pay period.
3. 减去扣除额
   1. Begin by subtractingpre-tax deductions.
   2. Next, deduct employment taxes.
   3. 最后，预扣税后扣除额。
4. Pay employees
   1. 使用您的指定方法（例如，直接存款）将带回家的薪水分配给员工。
5. 文件一个nd deposit taxes
   1. 文件一个nd remit employment taxes according to your deposit schedule and form due dates.

2. Purchase payroll software

工资单软件是做自己的工资单的绝佳中间地面选项。在线薪资软件相对便宜。更不用说该软件为您完成所有计算，因此您不必担心数学错误。

With payroll software, you remain in control while processing payroll. You get to be in charge, and you know exactly when payroll is done.

Depending on the solution you go with, there might be a learning curve for you to get the hang of the software. But, you can contact customer support for help.

薪资软件需要少量的时间承诺。时间投入少于您在手动计算上的花费。而且，如果您购买纳税申请服务，该软件会为您处理所有税收义务。您不必担心预扣，提交和汇款税，这使您有更多的时间。

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How to use payroll software

If you’re interested in learning how to do payroll yourself but also want a streamlined process, consider software. Here are the steps to use payroll software:

1. Purchase reliable payroll software
2. Enter your business and employee information
3. Have employees track their time worked each pay period
4. 运行工资和分配工资
   1. The software handles calculations for you.
5. 文件一个nd remit taxes
   1. If you usefull-service payrollsoftware, you can skip this step because the software company will do this for you.

Can you do your own payroll?

You now know how to run your own payroll. If you’re still not sold on being able to handle it on your own, you might opt to outsource payroll to a professional employer organization (PEO) or accountant.

会计师and PEOs are trained professionals who can run payroll for you. After you hand over employee information and time cards, your payroll professional will handle the rest.

Keep in mind that expertise comes with a cost. Outsourcing payroll is the most expensive out of all your payroll processing options.

This article has been updated from its original publication date of September 7, 2016.

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