Managed Payroll · Full Service Payroll
'Full service payroll' gets used to mean two very different things: some providers mean software that also files your taxes, others mean a team that runs the whole function while you approve hours. The gap between those two definitions is exactly where buyers get burned on price and scope. BEG runs the second version, full processing and compliance handled for you, at $25-$45 per employee per month.
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TL;DR
Full service payroll means a provider runs the entire payroll function: processing, tax deposits and filings, new hire reporting, garnishments, and year-end forms, so nothing lands back on your team except approving hours and reviewing the run. That is different from payroll software that happens to include tax filing, and different from a PEO, which adds a co-employer on top of the service. BEG delivers full service payroll at $25 PEPM inside your existing platform or $45 PEPM on isolved, all-inclusive, with a $500 monthly minimum.
The Actual Definition
A provider that handles the complete payroll cycle on your behalf, calculation through filing, so no payroll task requires your time beyond approving hours and reviewing the run before it processes.
Full Service vs. Software vs. PEO
Three models get compared under the same "supported payroll vs. fully managed payroll" question. Here is where each one actually sits.
| Model | Who does the work | Who is the employer | What is typically missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll software (self-service) | You | You, solely | Someone on your team still runs every cycle and owns every error |
| Software with automatic tax filing | You, mostly | You, solely | Filing is automated, but setup errors, corrections, and notices are still yours to catch |
| Full service payroll (BEG) | The provider, end to end | You, solely | Nothing structural. You approve hours and review the run |
| PEO | The PEO | Co-employer with you | Your sole-employer status, and often a bundled invoice that hides the real admin cost |
If what you actually want is the administrative burden gone without adding a co-employer, full service payroll is the direct fit. See the full breakdown in DIY payroll vs. managed payroll and payroll outsourcing, compared the right way.
Choosing a Provider
Confirm tax filing, corrections, multi-state registration, and year-end forms are actually included in the quoted rate, not sold back to you as add-ons once you are signed.
Full Service Payroll for Small Business
Yes, and it is often the clearest win at that size, since a small company rarely has anyone whose actual job is payroll compliance.
A company under 50 employees usually has payroll running through whoever also handles bookkeeping, HR questions, and half of operations. Full service payroll removes the calculation, the filing, and the compliance monitoring from that person's plate entirely, for less than a fraction of a full-time hire. At BEG's $500 monthly minimum, that puts a 10-person company at roughly $50 per employee effective, and a 20-person company at the published $25 PEPM rate with no minimum drag.
What BEG Includes
One published rate, no per-run fees, no per-filing fees, no implementation fee. Full pricing detail on managed payroll pricing.
The Belief Behind This Page
Payroll and HR busywork is a tax on growth. Software that automates part of the calculation still leaves the compliance risk and the correction work with you. Full service payroll, done correctly, removes the function from your desk entirely, for a fraction of what a $60,000-$100,000 internal hire costs.
Getting Started
A 15-minute scope review maps your pay frequency, states, and current setup, and gives you a fixed monthly price. Live payroll runs 3-5 business days from signing, no migration required.
FAQ
A payroll arrangement where the provider runs the entire cycle on your behalf: calculation, direct deposit, tax deposits and filings, new hire reporting, garnishments, and year-end W-2s and 1099s. Your team approves hours and reviews the run. Everything else is the provider's job.
Software gives you tools to run payroll yourself, sometimes with automatic tax filing layered on top. Full service payroll means a provider runs the cycle for you and owns the corrections when something goes wrong. The difference shows up the first time a filing needs to be fixed.
No. Full service payroll is a service arrangement. You stay the sole employer of record and your EIN stays on every filing. A PEO becomes a co-employer of your staff for tax purposes, which is a different legal relationship entirely. See PEO alternative for the full comparison.
Look past the marketing label and check what is actually included: tax filing, error correction, multi-state registration, and year-end forms, all inside the quoted rate. BEG publishes its full service rate at $25-$45 PEPM with no per-filing or per-form fees, so the comparison is straightforward against any provider that quotes the same way.
BEG charges $25 per employee per month inside your existing platform, or $45 PEPM on BEG's isolved platform, all-inclusive, with a $500 monthly minimum. At 25 employees, that is $625-$1,125 per month with nothing added for tax filing or year-end forms.
Yes. Below 20 employees the $500 monthly minimum applies, which still runs far under the cost of any dedicated payroll hire, and it removes compliance risk from whoever is currently handling payroll alongside other duties.
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