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Choosing the right tax engine for your payroll product

A buyer’s guide to outsourcing your payroll tax calculations

Entering the payroll market and getting it right (i.e., compliant and accurate) are two different things.

This guide is to help you with the latter. Think of it as your go-to resource for finding the best payroll tax engine for your payroll product. In it, we’ll help you cut through the complexity, ask the important questions, and find the payroll infrastructure that meets or exceeds your expectations.

What you’ll learn:

  • Guidelines to help you identify what you need from a payroll tax engine
  • Key factors to keep in mind while exploring your options
  • Considerations to make when evaluating potential partners for the right fit 

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Outsourcing Your Payroll Infrastructure

The global market for payroll outsourcing services is expected to grow at an annual rate of 5.8% from 2022 to 2027, with an anticipated increase in size of USD 7.08 billion.

With the right partner, you can build a remarkable payroll product and go to market fast.

So, there’s little doubt that entering the payroll space is a smart move for people tech SaaS providers.

Symmetry for HR Onboarding and Payroll Platforms

The leading payroll tax and compliance infrastructure that solve complex tax calculation issues. Symmetry's API's and tools enable you to easily build products for the payroll process.

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We rely heavily on Symmetry to make sure we remain in compliance. We have more hurdles to overcome, but having Symmetry behind us instills great confidence in our road ahead and our ability to leverage and be more agile in the future."

Nicole Tackett
Payroll Manager, Labormax
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I’ve been in this business a long time, and even though Symmetry provides services for companies that are a lot larger than we are, it feels like you’re still dealing with a family, with that kind of culture. I feel they genuinely care and will do everything they can to accommodate you."

Linda Adams
Senior Director for Payroll Tax Compliance, PrimePay
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Symmetry Software had a very detailed integration guide and a phenomenal technical staff that allowed us to get to market much quicker than if we had tried to tackle this on our own.

Will Boudreaux
Founder and CEO, Netchex
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In the complex environment and perennial changes in taxation, it is a tremendous comfort to know that Symmetry is there as a trusted partner with a free-flowing exchange of ideas.

Emmett L. Swan
Sr. Manager of Payroll Compliance, Namely
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Symmetry has helped our company by having tax information even before an agency would post on websites, that kept us a step ahead.

Patricia Oregel
Tax Analyst, Entertainment Partners
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We quickly realized no one stacks up next to Symmetry. It didn’t take us long to validate and document that.

Emily Spence
Payroll Compliance Manager, Wave