Taxes? Tackled. Now make payroll pain-free.

Upon processing your first payroll, you can use Wave’s payroll software for up to 30 days, commitment-free. At any time, you can activate to start your billing cycle and gain access to items like automatic remittances and approving payrolls beyond the current month. See our full Canadian terms here.

You technically can process payroll without using software, but this can be risky, especially for employers who don’t have the time or accounting skills to process payroll correctly. Mistakes and errors can lead to hefty tax penalties, which would offset any money saved through DIY payroll processing methods. This is why it’s recommended that small business owners use payroll software instead.

Doing payroll manually involves confusing and time-consuming calculations. Not to mention the stress of worrying about making errors and winding up in a tax audit (yikes!).

Payroll software saves you time so you can focus on the best parts of running your business. And, in the long run, a payroll software like Wave’s can save you a lot of money and help you avoid tax penalties by reducing human error (and who doesn’t love saving money?).

If you're switching to Wave mid-year, you’ll want to gather your historical payroll data so that employee tax forms and pay stubs are accurate. You can learn how to do that with this handy support article.

You can pause payroll at any time by navigating to Settings > Billing > Cancel Payroll Subscription > Switch my Subscription > Update Subscription Preferences (how long will you pause payroll for).

You sure can! Wave’s payroll software supports paying both employees and independent contractors when you run payroll. The proper tax forms (like the T4 and T4A) are available to be generated by you.

We totally get it—running payroll for your business can seem like a daunting task, especially when you've got so much on your plate. That's why Wave's payroll software can help ease the burden of doing payroll on your own. We've also crafted a guide to small business payroll to help you navigate the process.

You don't have to wait for a new quarter or year to start using payroll software—you can start running payroll at any time! And if you’re switching providers, you can make the transition easily by importing all the necessary forms and information in just a few minutes. Check out our handy support article to learn how you can switch to Wave’s payroll software.