Payroll is how an S-Corp owner pays themselves
For most of our payroll clients, payroll exists for one reason: an S-Corp owner has to pay themselves a reasonable salary before taking distributions. Skip it and you lose the whole benefit of the election and invite scrutiny. This is the part of payroll we handle directly, because it is tied to the tax decision, not separate from it.
For a one-person S-Corp, that salary is often not a fixed number — it is a salary that gets set, and sometimes adjusted through the year as profit becomes clear. Getting it right, and documenting why it is reasonable, is where we focus. We do this for S-Corp owners across Nassau County, Suffolk County, and NYC.
The payroll we run directly
We keep this deliberately narrow — owner payroll and a small set of clients whose pay is relatively static:
For a regular team, we set you up on the right tool
We do not run high-volume, periodic payroll for businesses with a regular staff — that work belongs with a dedicated processor that does it all day. If that is you, we get you set up the right way: onboarded with Paychex or ADP, or configured to run payroll in-house through QuickBooks Desktop, depending on what fits your business.
Either way, we stay involved on the part that matters to your taxes — worker classification (employee vs contractor), making sure the filings line up, and keeping payroll coordinated with your return. You get a processor built for volume and an advisor who keeps the tax side straight.
Who this is for
This is mainly for one-person S-Corps and S-Corp owners on Long Island, in NYC, or working with us remotely, who need their own salary handled correctly — and for the handful of clients whose pay stays steady enough that running it ourselves makes sense. If you have a growing team and need full payroll processing, the conversation is still worth having: we will point you to the right setup. If you are still deciding whether to elect S-Corp status, start with S-Corp election and the LLC vs S-Corp calculator.