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• ATA Online Payroll helps you to automate time-consuming payroll work. Simply signup today and access the service. Setup is easy – no training required! Step-by-step, the service will keep you on track for all your payroll tasks, whether you’re running payroll or issuing W-2s. Whenever you’ve got a pay day or a tax deadline approaching, ATA Online Payroll sends you an email reminder and the task appears on your To Do list every time you login to ATA Online Payroll. For pay days, ATA Online Payroll instantly calculates your deductions and lets you pay employees either by direct deposit or by a check from your account. Payroll tax payments can be made electronically and are as easy as clicking a button. All federal and many state payroll tax filings can also be made electronically. Best of all, ATA Online Payroll integrates with QuickBooks as well as many other accounting software packages, so you never have to enter data twice.
  

• ATA Bank takes the security of your data very seriously. Password protection, advanced encryption technology, 128-bit Secure Socket Layers, firewalls, heavily guarded servers and intrusion-detection devices all work together to prevent unauthorized access.

• ATA Online Payroll will take care of your W-2s. An email reminder is sent when it is time to issue W-2s. You will see the completed W-2s on-screen. You simply print out copies to plain or perforated paper and distribute to your employees. Click a button to submit the W-2s electronically to the Social Security Administration.

• The service is ideal for both businesses as well as non-profit employers.
• The service is only for companies located in the 50 U.S. states; it does not support U.S. territories or other countries.
• The service works for all industry types except agricultural-based businesses that require Form 943.
• ATA Online Payroll is not for individual use in paying household employees.
• ATA Online Payroll currently supports cash tips as a pay type; however, does not support tip-to-minimum validation/reports.

• ATA Online Payroll integrates with many accounting and bookkeeping solutions, including QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks for Mac, Quicken, Microsoft Money and Peachtree. With ATA Online Payroll accounting and bookkeeping integration, you never have to enter data twice.
• You can also export your payroll data to Microsoft Excel.

• No software to purchase and install
  
• No upgrades to purchase and install
  
• No maintenance or back-up required
  
• With SaaS, the employer has the convenience of anytime, anywhere access via any Internet connection; with desktop software, the employer is tied to a single desktop.

• ATA Online Payroll takes a completely different approach than some more traditional payroll services. ATA Online Payroll uses the Internet to automate all the tedious, time-consuming payroll work, yet it still keeps you in full control. You process pay day, tax payments and tax filings on your schedule, not someone else’s. For future tax payments, the money stays in your account until you tell us to send your payment. Even better, ATA Online Payroll is significantly less costly than most traditional payroll services.

ATA Online Payroll has a robust selection of payroll reports available to help employers manage payroll. Employers can access payroll reports through the “Reports” tab in ATA Online Payroll and they may view the reports as HTML, or download as Excel files to keep as a matter of record, or to share with their accountant or tax advisor. Reports include:

Employee Reports

• Contractor Payments – summary of contractor payments
• Contractor Details – details of each contractor’s setup

• Tax Liability – all taxes withheld, paid and owed for employees
• Tax and Wage Summary – wages subject to tax, by tax type, and can drill down to see subject wages by employee
• Total Pay – each employee and contractor’s total pay by type, with totals for all employees and
• Tax Payments – all payroll tax payments made
• Workers’ Compensation – wages paid by class
• Vacation and Sick Leave – hours available and used year-to-date per employee
• Billing Summary – all charges made to ATA Online Payroll account
• Total Cost – all costs associated with paying employees and contractors, including total pay, net pay, deductions, company contributions and taxes
  

• With ATA Online Payroll’s free direct deposit, employees do not need to be in the office to pick up paychecks on payday; no more running to the bank to make their deposit. Additionally, we make direct employee online access to current and historical paystubs easy and efficient.

• Direct Deposit - The easiest and safest way to pay employees is to take advantage of our free direct deposit. For employee records, ATA Online Payroll creates professional pay stubs you can print on your own paper. Even better, you can set up ATA Online Payroll so that on pay day, the service automatically sends employees an email letting them know they have a pay stub available. Employees log into a secure website to view and print their pay stubs online.
• Print Checks - Print paychecks from your computer using pre-printed computer check stock. ATA Online Payroll works with (Quicken compatible) laser voucher checks with the check on the top third of the page, and the stub on the bottom two thirds of the page. For information on ordering the correct check stock for ATA Online Payroll, call (423) 477-8806, Monday – Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (ET).
• Manual/Hand-written Checks – Alternatively, you may hand write checks using your own manual checks and print pay stubs using your own blank paper.

• ATA Online Payroll lets you pay 1099 contractors using the same payment features available for employee payments.

• Direct deposit enables you to transfer funds electronically from your bank account to your employees’ accounts.
• To set up direct deposit, you submit an authorization form and routing/bank account numbers for your bank account and each employee who wants direct deposit. Initial confirmation takes approximately 10-14 days and the initial direct deposit requires a 5-day lead time. After that, there is a 2-day lead time for direct deposit. For example, approve direct deposits on Wednesday by 8 pm (ET) to guarantee they will arrive in your employees’ accounts on Friday.
• You may direct deposit to employee accounts, and direct deposit is free of charge.

• You can print paychecks from your computer using pre-printed computer check stock. ATA Online Payroll works with (Quicken compatible) laser voucher checks with the check on the top third of the page, and the stub on the bottom two thirds of the page. For information on ordering the correct check stock for ATA Online Payroll, call (423) 477-8806, Monday – Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm (ET).

• Yes. Many businesses with just 1-2 employees choose this alternative. You can print a full pay stub on plain white paper to accompany the check.

• ATA Online Payroll lets you pay all of your federal payroll taxes electronically. You’ll receive an email reminder whenever a tax payment or form filing is due; just click to make the payment or submit your 941, 940 or 944 filing. You can print a copy for your records or to share with your accountant.
• ATA Online Payroll helps you with all your state payroll tax needs. You’ll receive email reminders whenever a state tax payment or form filing is due. ATA Online Payroll also lets you file most state tax forms electronically. If electronic form filing is not available for your state, the service provides signature-ready completed forms for you to sign and mail. When an original form is required, a worksheet is provided with all the numbers you need.

• Yes. Tax filing obligations in your primary state are included in your standard monthly fee. There is a $15 monthly fee for each additional state with a tax filing obligation. You are a Multi-State Employer if (1) you have work locations outside of your primary work state or (2) you have at least one employee that resides in a state outside of your primary work state and you have elected to withhold and file state withholding taxes on behalf of that employee. Please call ATA Online Payroll Customer Support at (423) 477-8806, Monday – Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (ET) if you have questions about your particular business situation.

• During setup you will print our electronic services form, sign it, and fax it to us. This gives us your authorization to link your bank account to pay your employees and/or federal and state tax agencies. It takes approximately 10-14 days to complete the necessary confirmations from federal and state tax agencies. In the meantime, you can begin payroll immediately, and pay your employees by check today.

• A fee of $75.00 per month for up to ten (10) employees/contractors will apply. A $1.75 monthly fee per employee also will apply for each additional employee or contractor over ten (10). Sales tax also may be charged where applicable. Multi-State Employers: Tax filing obligations in your primary state are included in the fees described above. There is a $12 monthly fee for each additional state with a tax filing obligation. You are a Multi-State Employer if (1) you have work locations outside of your primary work state or (2) you have at least one employee that resides in a state outside of your primary work state and you have elected to withhold and file state withholding taxes on behalf of that employee.
• Offer may be extended, modified or discontinued at any time without notice. Additional fees may apply, including exception processing fees that will be passed on to the Business that incurs the fees.

• Monthly payroll service fees will be automatically charged to or deducted from the payment account or charged to the credit card you specify until you cancel the service.
• Billing will generally occur on the same day of the month as the day you enrolled in the service. However, please note that if you enrolled on the 29th, 30th or 31st of the month, your billing day will be the 28th of each month thereafter. You may cancel at any time.
  

• One month at a time. You may cancel at any time.
  

• From within ATA Online Payroll, simply go to the Setup tab (in top navigation bar) and see the option to cancel service in the lower right corner of the screen.
  

• It’s easy! Just enroll online and we'll guide you through the setup process, which takes about an hour for most small companies. You enter company and employee information during this setup process. You can add additional employees or change rates of pay at any time, and the changes will be effective immediately.
  

• You can switch to ATA Online Payroll from any other payroll solution at any time of the year. When you set up your ATA Online Payroll account, the Setup Wizard will ask a few questions to customize your setup flow. If you’ve already paid wages to employees any time during the calendar year, the Setup Wizard will guide you to enter year-to-date payroll information. That way, your withholding calculations, tax payments, form filings and W-2s will be accurate. Please check with your current payroll provider, if applicable, regarding any termination clauses which may apply.
  

• Today. You can pay employees by check today, as soon as you complete your account setup.
  

• Internet access
• For a Windows-based PC: Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) version 6.0 or later or Firefox version 2.0 or later
• For a Macintosh: Safari version 3.1 or later or Firefox version 2.0 or later
• Adobe Reader version 7 or later
• A printer
  

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• You are welcome to contact ATA Online Payroll Customer Support at (423) 477-8806, Monday – Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm (ET). You may also email questions to info@ATAConsulting.com.