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Keep your business moving, from the shop floor to payday.

Bring payroll, employee information, and supported tax workflows into one place, so there’s less administration behind every day of business.

Less payroll administration. More time on the shop floor.

Organize employee pay, onboarding, time records, and tax tasks while you focus on serving customers and growing your store.

Keep store payroll organized

Manage W-2 employees and 1099 contractors through one payroll workflow.

Get new team members ready

Organize new-hire information, compensation details, and onboarding documents in one place.

Review hours before payday

Collect or upload timesheets and review hours and overtime before processing payroll.

Keep payroll tax tasks on track

Review payroll tax calculations and manage supported filing workflows and deadlines.

Put employee information within reach

Give employees access to their records and supported self-service features.

Prepare for the next payday

Compare available payroll funding with upcoming payroll requirements and identify potential shortfalls.

Built for retail businesses

Keep the pay process organized behind the shop floor.

Bring employee and eligible contractor pay information together, review payroll details, and keep upcoming requirements visible as you manage the business.

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Employee records

Organize employee and eligible contractor information.

Payroll review

Review pay details before processing.

Funding visibility

Review available payroll funding information.

Get new team members ready to contribute.

Keep employee details, compensation information, onboarding documents, and employment records organized as new staff join the business.

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Onboarding

Organize employee and compensation details.

Employee documents

Keep relevant employment records together.

Self-service

Give employees access to relevant information.

Review hours before they reach payroll.

Bring timesheets together, review regular and overtime hours, and validate time records before approval so payroll preparation has clearer inputs.

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Timesheet imports

Enter timesheets or upload Excel and CSV files.

Hours and overtime

Review recorded hours before approval.

Validation

Preview and validate records before approval.

Keep deadlines, expenses, and tax follow-ups in view.

Follow payroll dates, organize reimbursement approvals, and review supported tax workflows and reports as part of your regular back-office routine.

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Payroll calendar

Keep paydays and deadlines visible through supported feeds.

Expense approvals

Organize reimbursement requests and approvals.

Tax and reporting

Review payroll reports and supported tax workflows.

Nationwide coverage

Built for teams in every supported state.

Whether you run one location or many, Surf supports payroll in 48 states including D.C.

47 of 50 states + D.C. live

Payroll supported in 48 states including D.C. · 3 more coming soon

Live Coming soon: Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania

Payroll should feel simpler.

Spend less time managing payroll details and more time running your business. Surf brings payroll, people information, and supported tax workflows together in one place.

Make switching easier

Guided onboarding and AI-assisted historical payroll migration help organize the information you need to get started.

Stay ahead of payday

Review payroll details, important dates, and funding information before you process payroll.

Keep your people organized

Manage employee records, onboarding documents, and self-service in one connected experience.

Get help from Surf AI

Use the AI chatbot for supported questions, and expanded AI workflows available through the beta plan.

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Surf

Payroll, right at your fingertips.

Run payroll on the go with the Surf app. Pay your team, review payroll details, and keep every pay run on track — wherever work takes you.

Surf pricing

More than payroll.
Built around your business.

Everything you need to manage payroll and your people, with AI capabilities to help you get more done.

Payroll

Complete payroll and essential people management.

$0for the first 3 months

Then $15/month

+ $1 per user/month

3 Months on Us

Everything included

  • Unlimited W-2 employees
  • Unlimited 1099 contractors
  • Unlimited payroll runs
  • Unlimited direct deposits
  • Payroll calculations and pay statements
  • Supported federal and state tax-filing workflows
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Beta

Payroll + AI Workflow

Payroll plus expanded AI-powered workflows.

$0for the first 3 months

Then $49/month

+ $1 per user/month

Join the Beta

Everything in Payroll, plus

  • Advanced AI workflow assistance
  • Natural-language requests for supported tasks
  • AI-assisted payroll preparation
  • Historical payroll migration assistance
  • AI-assisted employee data extraction and organization
  • AI-assisted onboarding data entry

AI workflow capabilities are in beta and may vary by task.

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