Introduction

Payroll operations in Gusto Embedded Payroll (GEP) help you handle the entire process of paying employees accurately, on time, and in compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.

From calculating gross wages to filing taxes, GEP's payroll tools allow you to integrate payroll management into your platform and make running payroll seamless.

GEP provides complementary build paths with the API, the Run Payroll React SDK, and Payroll flows. Learn more about how to leverage these build options.

Key capabilities of the payroll APIs

• Automated tax processing: GEP handles payroll tax calculation and remittance.
• Preview before submission: During payroll preparation, you can review detailed pay, withholding, and employer cost breakdowns before finalizing.
• Flexible scheduling & payment speed: Support for multiple payroll frequencies, custom pay schedules, and payment processing options (next-day, 2-day, 4-day).
• Off-cycle & historic payroll: Run one-off or adjustment payrolls outside of the regular schedule.
• Custom earnings and deductions: Define company-specific earning types and automatically integrate deductions (benefits, etc.) into payroll.