Can I Get Both Bookkeeping and Payroll Services from the Same Provider?
Bookkeeping keeps your financial records accurate. Payroll keeps your team paid on time. Both are essential. But managing them with separate vendors – or worse, doing both yourself – often leads to costly mistakes, duplicated effort, and wasted time.
So, can you get both bookkeeping and payroll services from the same provider? Absolutely. And in most cases, you should.
Here’s why bundling both services under one roof can simplify your operations – and how RemoteBooksOnline makes it seamless.
What’s the Difference Between Bookkeeping and Payroll?
Let’s clear it up:
- Bookkeeping tracks revenue, expenses, bank reconciliations, and produces financial reports like P&L and balance sheets.
- Payroll calculates employee wages, handles taxes and deductions, and ensures timely paychecks and filings.
When handled separately, they often operate in silos – which leads to errors when syncing payroll to your books.
By using the same team for both, your books and payroll stay aligned in real time.
Why Combine Bookkeeping and Payroll?
Bundling services with a provider like RemoteBooksOnline leads to:
- Fewer vendors to manage
- Faster reconciliation between payroll and books
- Better compliance and fewer tax penalties
- Single point of contact for both services
- More accurate financial reporting
If your bookkeeper and payroll provider don’t talk to each other, you’re left doing the middleman work. We eliminate that.
Use Case: Multi-State Retailer with Weekly Payroll
Natalie owns three small retail stores in New York and New Jersey. She was using one provider for bookkeeping and a separate payroll company. The result?
- Reports never matched
- Overtime was misclassified
- Her accountant had to redo the numbers before every tax filing
She switched to RemoteBooksOnline for combined bookkeeping and payroll, and saw instant improvements:
- Weekly payroll runs synced to her books automatically
- Employee tax filings handled without a hitch
- Monthly P&L matched bank records line for line
She cut admin time by 12 hours a month and got her weekends back.
What’s Included When You Bundle Both?
At RemoteBooksOnline, combining services means:
- Full bookkeeping: bank reconciliations, P&L, balance sheet
- Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly payroll processing
- W-2 and 1099 filings
- State and federal tax payments
- PTO, overtime, and holiday tracking
- QuickBooks or Xero integration
Even if you’re behind, we offer catch-up bookkeeping to get your records current before onboarding payroll.
What Types of Businesses Benefit Most?
This setup is ideal for:
- Retail businesses with multiple employees
- Service providers with hourly workers
- Contractor-heavy teams issuing 1099s
- Medical and dental practices
- Construction firms juggling payroll and project budgets
If you’re running payroll and still reconciling it manually into QuickBooks, our QuickBooks bookkeeping services can automate that too.
What About Pricing?
Bundled bookkeeping and payroll is far cheaper than hiring in-house staff or juggling two vendors.
We start at $150/month for bookkeeping. Payroll is quoted separately based on number of employees and pay frequency.
Many small business owners save 30-40% by consolidating with RemoteBooksOnline.
FAQs
Do I have to use your payroll software?
No. We integrate with most major platforms or can manage it end-to-end for you.
I’m behind on my books – can I still start payroll?
Yes. We’ll first get you current with catch-up bookkeeping and then onboard payroll cleanly.
Can I run payroll through QuickBooks?
Yes. We support QuickBooks payroll and bookkeeping integration.
Is there a minimum number of employees?
Nope. We support solo entrepreneurs to 100+ employee businesses.
If you’re looking to simplify operations, combining monthly bookkeeping with payroll is one of the smartest ways to save time and reduce risk.
We also offer specialized services for verticals like real estate bookkeeping, doctors and dentists, and more – all with payroll add-ons available.
Final Thought
Trying to manage payroll and bookkeeping separately is like hiring two drivers for the same car. You don’t need the extra confusion.
Instead, let one reliable team handle it all. Your books stay accurate, your team gets paid, and your business runs smoother.
Ready to bundle payroll and bookkeeping? Request a quote today – we’ll customize a plan that fits your business.
