Let someone else process your business payroll and relieve your tax headaches.

The task of managing your company's payroll can be delegated to a staff member, managed by your accountant, or outsourced to a payroll service provider-a company that contracts with your business to handle payroll details, including check generation, tax filings, and compliance with government regulations.

Stand-alone online payroll preparation service is a good value.

Premium price is worth it if you seek integration of your payroll preparation service with your accounting apps.

Intuit Online Payroll and PayCycle Payroll Plus do a solid job of handling payroll preparation for small businesses.

If you have employees on your payroll, your tax situation is significantly more complex. You'll have to keep track of payroll taxes, employee withholding, Social Security, Medicare, unemployment, disability, and worker's comp, to name a few. All of these require separate calculations and timelines for payment. These rules are very strict and complex, and if you're not in the payroll business, hire an accountant or a payroll service to keep yourself legal and punctual with all these payments.