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If you need a payroll provider that automatically posts payroll journal entries directly into your cloud accounting software, I’d focus on providers with native accounting integrations, automated general ledger (GL) mapping, and configurable payroll journal entries—not just providers that export a CSV file.
The best fit depends on which accounting platform you use and whether you want payroll expenses, employer taxes, benefits, and liabilities mapped to the correct GL accounts automatically.
Payroll providers worth shortlisting
1. Gusto
(Best starting point)
Best for: Small and midsize businesses using QuickBooks Online or Xero.
Gusto can automatically sync detailed payroll journal entries, map payroll categories to your chart of accounts, and break entries down by department, job, or employee.
