Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Atlanta, GA

Flick Financial is an Atlanta CPA and accounting practice that combines payroll processing with tax, bookkeeping and fractional CFO work. The firm cites three decades of experience. It operates from an office on Glenridge Connector in Atlanta. Its clients include company owners, senior executives and self-employed professionals. It focuses mainly on small and growing companies that would rather not keep payroll expertise in-house.

Payroll options

Rather than selling a single package, the firm lets employers pick one of three processing models. The choice depends on how much of the work they want to hand off.

• Comprehensive payroll: Flick Financial runs the entire cycle. This includes direct deposit and check printing on secure blank stock that satisfies Federal Reserve micro-encoding requirements.
• After-the-fact payroll: for companies that write their own checks, the firm takes the manual records and posts them to its system so filings and reports can be produced.
• Online processing: clients enter hours and earnings through a secure web connection and can print checks right away on their own printers. Direct deposit is also available.

Every model covers the following:

• Federal and state tax reporting
• EFTPS deposits
• Monthly, quarterly and year-end payroll tax reports, including W-2s, W-3s and 1099s
• Tracking of vacation, sick and personal-day accruals
• Preparation and submission of new hire reports
• Ongoing upkeep of payroll records

Specialized reporting

Beyond regular payroll runs, the firm prepares the agency-driven paperwork that often lands on employers. This covers unemployment claims, audits related to workers' compensation, child support and Social Security, W-2/W-3 and 1099/1096 processing, and help with federal and state employer registration forms. Certified payroll, union reports and workers' compensation reports can be added for an extra charge, which may suit contractors and unionized employers.

Broader accounting and tax support

Because payroll sits inside a wider accounting practice, clients can draw on several other services:

• Small business bookkeeping, such as bank reconciliations, income statements and balance sheets
• Cash flow management, bank financing proposals, business valuation, strategic planning, new business formation and internal controls reviews
• Tax preparation and planning
• IRS assistance, including audit representation, unfiled returns, back taxes, payment plans and payroll tax problems
• QuickBooks setup, training, troubleshooting and tune-ups
• CFO services, including an on-call program and cash flow budget planning

The payroll tax and IRS help can be useful for employers trying to resolve past deposit or filing issues.

How the firm works with clients

Payroll pricing is quoted individually after the firm learns about the business and the services it needs. Prospective clients can begin with a no-cost first consultation, and small business accounting clients get unlimited consultations. The firm presents its payroll work as handled by accounting professionals rather than clerical processors.

That gives employers CPA-level oversight of tax compliance as rules shift across federal, state and local jurisdictions. Among Georgia payroll providers, Flick Financial suits employers who want payroll bundled with tax and advisory support from a single local firm.