Payroll Companies & Payroll Services in Irmo, SC

guHRoo is the brand name of Executive Resource Group, LLC, a South Carolina provider of payroll, human resources and professional employer organization (PEO) services. Its team works from the Columbia area and supports clients in Greenville and Charleston as well, while also serving employers whose staff are spread across all 50 states. The firm reports processing more than $1 billion in payroll and working with over 500 businesses during roughly eight years of operation.

Who they serve

The company focuses on small and midsize organizations, generally those with somewhere between 10 and 150 employees. Typical clients include:

• Professional service firms
• Medical and dental practices
• Legal services providers
• Nonprofit organizations
• Technology companies
• Real estate businesses

It also runs a partner program for CPA practices and payroll bureaus that want to offer a full PEO to their own clients. Partners retain the client relationship, guHRoo performs the underlying work, and the referring firm receives ongoing residual commissions.

Payroll and HR offerings

Buyers can choose between two main service tiers. Professional Payroll & HR is an administrative services (ASO) arrangement covering payroll, tax filings, direct deposit, time and PTO tracking, and general ledger syncing, with support for multi-state workforces.

Concierge HR is the full PEO option: guHRoo becomes a co-employer, adding large-group medical, dental and vision coverage with composite rather than age-banded rates, institutional 401(k) plans, workers' compensation through a master policy, HSA/FSA and COBRA administration, and complete benefits enrollment. Both tiers run on the company's own payroll software, giving clients a single login for payroll, taxes and timekeeping.

HR support includes onboarding, handbooks, policy development, E-Verify and unlimited HR questions, and clients receive an annual compliance audit. Standalone products include an HR audit, a custom handbook service and a performance review template package.

How they work with clients

Each account is assigned a dedicated payroll specialist and HR professional, along with a monthly check-in with an HR business partner. The firm describes its approach as pairing technology with hands-on service and commits to replying within two hours, with faster priority response for PEO clients. Moving over from another provider typically takes 30 to 60 days with an implementation team guiding the transition, and guHRoo states that it covers any penalty resulting from its own error.

Background and distinctions

The business was founded and is led by CEO Matt Vaadi, who hosts the Culture & Compliance HR podcast and wrote the book Ping-Pong is not a Strategy; the company also produces Payrollin', a show aimed at accountants and payroll professionals.

Its staff includes a senior HR business partner, an HR generalist, a tax specialist and a director of client success. guHRoo has received two SC Best in Business awards, in the payroll and HR benefits categories, and holds a 5.0 Google rating across more than 40 reviews.

It reports a 97% client satisfaction rate and a net promoter score above 70. A distinctive part of its model is a charitable commitment of five percent, split among revenue, staff time and resources, directed to nonprofits addressing homelessness and education.

Midlands Accounting Services, LLC is a locally owned accounting and payroll firm based in Irmo, South Carolina, near Columbia. The company works mainly with small business owners who would rather hand off bookkeeping, payroll and tax obligations than handle those tasks themselves. The firm says it has supported smaller companies with financial and payroll work for more than two decades. It acts as an outsourced back office for owners who want to spend their time on growth and customers.

Payroll services

Payroll is a central part of what the firm does. Clients send in their payroll data on a weekly, biweekly or monthly schedule. The team then calculates pay, prepares W-2 forms, files and remits payroll taxes, and produces detailed reports on wages and labor. The firm also handles integrations, including QuickBooks interfacing, so payroll results can be downloaded and imported into a client's books. Its stated aim is to help employers avoid frequent errors such as:

• Incorrect pay amounts
• Misclassification of workers
• Overtime calculation errors
• Incorrect tax treatment
• Late payroll runs

Beyond regular payroll runs, the firm tracks and files payroll returns. It can do this on a semi-weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual cycle, depending on each client's obligations. It stresses timely filing so employers stay clear of late-filing penalties. It also commits to explaining where a business stands on its payroll taxes so owners can make sound financial choices.

Separate service pages cover W-2 setup and tracking at year end, and a Premier 401k plan. The firm presents the 401k as an affordable retirement benefit that can help with hiring and keeping staff.

HR and broader financial support

The firm highlights a single software platform that combines payroll with human resources management, so employers can run both functions in one place. It also lists human capital management among its services, meaning the practices companies use to recruit, develop and manage their workforce. Dedicated human resources support is offered as well.

On the accounting side, Midlands Accounting Services offers flexible service plans, quarterly reconciliation reports and financial statements on business performance. It also gives guidance on interpreting those results. Tax work ranges from routine small business filings to more complex situations. The menu includes corporate tax, tax returns and a Tax Protection Plus option.

Service area and approach

The office is in Irmo, but the firm serves clients across South Carolina. It names Greenville, Rock Hill, Columbia, Charleston, Mount Pleasant and North Charleston as key markets. Its approach centers on personal relationships.

The team says it gets to know each client and its operations individually rather than treating accounts as interchangeable, and that it keeps up with changes in tax law and accounting rules. Client testimonials on the site point to responsive staff, easy-to-use payroll software and practical help filing payroll taxes at the state and federal level each quarter.

Some reviewers describe working with the firm for seven years or more. A free consultation is available for businesses evaluating a new payroll provider.