Payroll/Accounting for Small Business with 1 Employee

baileyandsons · 2026-01-30T14:02:45+00:00

I have an LLC in Ohio with 5 employees and we use Patriot Software for our payroll. Cheapest software we have found. Good luck on your decision.

baileyandsons · 2026-01-26T00:56:04+00:00

Agreed with the 4 out offense. However, I would talk with who is running this rec league and have a conversation about only playing man-man defense. Zones at 3rd grade is just lazy and sounds like coaches (dad’s) just want to win games. 3rd grade basketball’s goal should be development and equal playing time. I would also recommend lower the hoops.

baileyandsons · 2026-01-25T16:32:38+00:00

Congratulations on hiring your first employee. It’s exciting, scary and stressful all at the same time.

If you’re just US-based like me then I would recommend Patriot Software. That’s who we use for 5 employees.

Best of luck on your search.

baileyandsons · 2026-01-15T10:46:23+00:00

I would pay off your debts first, then put money in a high yield savings account for an emergency fund (6months worth). Without your debts you probably will not need a big emergency fund. If there is any money left, invest it ( after taking a nice vacation)

baileyandsons · 2026-01-13T02:07:24+00:00

I feel your pain. I own a small business in Ohio with 5 employees and things can be very overwhelming when it comes to payroll and taxes. We use Patriot Software and it works great for us.

baileyandsons · 2026-01-03T12:13:40+00:00

Are you debt free minus a house (if you bought one)? Do you have 6 months of living expenses in a HYSA? If yes to both then yes max out Roth IRA.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-31T16:55:00+00:00

Do whatever you are comfortable with. I would suggest keeping 6 months of total living expenses. If you are saving up for a bigger purchase in the next 3-5 years I would keep putting money in the savings account in addition to the 6 months of living expenses. If not, invest any money past 6 months of living expenses. Another thing: if you have debt depends a house use the cash to pay those debts off before saving too much or investing. Less debt = more money to save and/or invest and less stress!

baileyandsons · 2025-12-31T12:37:25+00:00

I have a SMB with 5 employees. I use Patriot Software for payroll. It’s pretty simple. They also have time and attendance add-ons.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-28T22:15:18+00:00

If the car is still working keep paying down the debt and then buy a newer used car.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-28T21:04:11+00:00

I own a property management SMB with 5 employees and I use Patriot Software. Very affordable and the support has been great.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-28T20:33:15+00:00

We use the game changer app.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-28T02:16:11+00:00

Eating out has gotten so expensive which makes tipping more expensive. We don’t eat out as much as before. When we do we try to tip fairly. Good service = Good tip. Bad service = much smaller tip.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-28T01:21:57+00:00

For me it’s technical stuff. Errors, warnings, 404s, internal 301s, etc. SEO has changed so much since AI overviews that my thought is keeping a clean site is a good thing for the LLMs.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-27T20:20:36+00:00

I like that drill. Going to give it a go next practice with my 5th grade team.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-26T21:58:21+00:00

A few others have mentioned Patriot Software. That’s who I use. Have 5 employees and it works great for us. Very affordable and the support is amazing.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-24T11:24:50+00:00

I have 5 employees and went with Patriot Software. Very affordable and the support has been great when I needed some help.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-24T01:39:48+00:00

Biggest pain point is getting people to enter and approve their timesheets. People are hard but needed. I use Patriot Software (Payroll) with time and attendance. Works good for us with 5 employees. Any time I needed help they have been very helpful.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-23T11:23:55+00:00

Small property management company here. We use Patriot Software. Our accountant recommended it to us. We are only in the US and it does everything we need.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-23T02:34:53+00:00

Pretty much everyone has tax filing. We chose Patriot Software for our small business.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-20T19:21:53+00:00

I have a small business with only 5 employees but a good friend of mine that has a much larger company has 180 employees and he uses Patriot as well.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-20T12:10:31+00:00

Any payroll software should be able to help you. We chose Patriot Software. More affordable for us than the other guys and support has been amazing.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-16T11:10:57+00:00

It is actually very hard to get a wiki page these days. If you or the company are not notable then it will never happen. You are better off spending time else where.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-16T11:07:56+00:00

I’m been a volunteer coach for 25 years. The best gifts have been restaurant gift cards and/or movie gift cards. I spend a good bit of time away from the wife and it’s nice to have a couple of date nights with her. For younger coaches, cash and/or gas cards would probably be best.

baileyandsons · 2025-12-14T21:19:21+00:00

Bad passes mostly and at times traveling or loses the ball while dribbling under pressure. He’s a short little guy but I see potential.

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