Switch Payroll Providers Without the Headache
Evening Star runs payroll for small businesses and manages the move from your current provider — setup, employee and wage data migration, tax filings and the ongoing pay cycle. Backed by an accounting team, not a call centre.
- We handle the transition work
- Direct deposit and filings set up first
- A person who answers the phone
- Standalone payroll — no bundle required
Serving businesses since 1985 · New York-based accounting team · Remote service available
Get Your Payroll Quote
Tell us about your current payroll. We reply within one business day with pricing and what a switch would involve.
Reasons Businesses Move to Us
We do the transition work
We tell you exactly what to request from your current provider, then handle the employee, wage and deduction data ourselves.
Setup verified before pay day
Tax accounts, deductions and direct deposit are configured and checked before your first Evening Star payroll runs.
Filings coordinated with your books
Federal, New York State and applicable local payroll tax filings, handled by the team that understands your accounting.
Responsive, named support
The same accountants every pay period — reachable by phone, not routed through a ticket queue.
Timing Your Payroll Switch
A payroll switch is mostly a data and compliance exercise. The calendar decides how much of that work you have to do twice.
Clean quarter and year boundary
A January start keeps wage history, quarterly filings and year-end reporting on one provider for the full year.
Fewer parallel records
Switching mid-year means reconciling two sets of payroll records at year-end. A January move avoids that.
Time to set up properly
Account registrations, employee data and deduction setup are done before the first payroll rather than under deadline.
Payroll Backed by an Accounting Team
Evening Star is an accounting firm, not a payroll software company. Your payroll is run by accountants who understand how it flows into your books and your tax filings.
Bookkeeping and tax preparation can be coordinated through the same team when those services are part of your engagement. Payroll can also stand on its own.
2–50 employees
Small business focus
Since 1985
Established
Payroll · Books · Tax
One relationship
What Evening Star Handles
- Payroll processing on your schedule
- Federal, New York State and applicable local payroll tax filings
- New hire, termination and payroll change processing
- Direct deposit setup through a secure process
- Payroll notices from the IRS and state agencies
- Year-end W-2 and 1099 preparation
Scope varies by engagement. Services included are confirmed in your written engagement.
How the Switch Works
Payroll transition review
We look at your current setup — pay schedule, employee count, states, deductions and where your current provider is falling short.
Transition plan and quote
You get a written scope and a quote for ongoing payroll, plus a target start date and what we need from you before it.
Setup before your first payroll
Employee data, tax accounts, deductions and direct deposit are configured and verified before your first Evening Star payroll runs.
Ongoing payroll and support
You work with the same accounting team every pay period, with your questions answered by people who know your file.