Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Shawnee, KS

TaxesPlus, Inc. is a tax and accounting practice based in Shawnee, Kansas. It serves owners of small companies and individual taxpayers throughout the Kansas City area. Payroll sits inside a broader offering that also includes bookkeeping, tax preparation and year-round tax planning.

Anyone comparing payroll providers will find a firm that handles the accounting and tax work that payroll data feeds into, not only the paychecks themselves. The firm says its roughly twenty years in practice have taken it well beyond one thousand small-business clients in Kansas, Missouri and elsewhere.

Payroll and Related Services

For a new company, TaxesPlus can build the payroll and accounting systems from the ground up. For established clients, it can run payroll on their behalf. Full payroll processing and management, along with sales tax filings and access to controllership-level support, belongs to the most comprehensive business membership.

Owners who prefer to run payroll in-house can choose a lighter plan, and those plans still include scheduled reviews so the firm can confirm that payroll and accounting records are reported correctly. Payroll-related help includes:

• Setting up payroll and accounting systems
• Ongoing payroll processing and management
• Quarterly reviews of payroll and accounting records
• Year-end 1099 preparation and contractor support
• Assistance with sales tax and payroll tax obligations
• Review of notices from tax authorities, with responses prepared

Broader Accounting and Tax Support

Beyond payroll, the firm prepares monthly and quarterly financial statements, performs monthly reconciliations and produces tax projections. It also assists with budgeting, forecasting and the choice of a legal structure for the business. Staff will configure QuickBooks and help fix problems with it, and they can represent clients before the IRS and support them through an audit.

Business clients have their owners' personal returns folded into the package. Planning conversations cover owner draws and distributions, the timing of purchases and ways to reduce audit exposure. The firm also advises on asset sales and on deferring capital gains tax.

Industries Served

The client base leans toward service companies and the trades: plumbing, HVAC, drywall, concrete, painting and roofing contractors, plus general construction firms. Real estate investors, both residential and commercial, IT businesses, consultants and professional service organizations also use the firm. Testimonials published on its site come from a drywall contractor and a freight company, and both describe the firm bringing order to their tax and accounting obligations after earlier providers let them down.

How the Firm Works

Service is delivered through monthly memberships rather than contracts. Every client is paired with a dedicated accountant, and staff can be reached by phone or email all year for questions. The firm promises to complete onboarding within thirty days and puts emphasis on closing the books quickly so that returns are filed on time instead of being extended.

Its team of CPAs, preparers and financial planners knows Kansas and Missouri tax law, including how local sales tax works. TaxesPlus positions itself as a local option in contrast with national companies that rely on automated help desks. Owners who like the idea of one team managing payroll, books and tax strategy together may find that approach appealing.