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Payroll

AI-powered payroll,
designed to run itself.

Bolto prepares every payroll run automatically, and our AI agents take care of compliance and tax filings nationwide. Your job is a final review and approval, not assembling payroll by hand.

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Payroll workflow in Bolto

Trusted by ambitious companies

Four steps. Countless hours saved.

From first hire to filed taxes, Bolto's AI and compliance experts do the heavy lifting. Your team makes every approval.

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Add your team. Bolto handles the paperwork.

Invite a new hire and Bolto automatically collects W-4, I-9, state withholding forms, and direct deposit details, Employees enroll in benefits during onboarding, and everything is checked and on file before their first payday.

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Tax accounts ready wherever your team works.

Bolto's AI agents and our team of compliance experts set up your state tax and unemployment accounts and keep them current, handling notices and amendments for you. Adding someone in another state stays a non-event.

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Your payroll run assembles itself.

Hours, raises, bonuses, deductions, and time off land in the next run automatically. Bolto flags anything unusual, so all that's left is a quick review and approve.

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Every paycheck taxed correctly, every return on time.

Bolto works out the employee and employer taxes on each paycheck at every level of government, sets the money aside, and sends payments and returns to each agency before they're due.

AI that does the payroll busywork

The work behind payday, done for you.

Bolto handles the repetitive parts of payroll from start to finish. You stay in control of every approval.

Automate


Changes from HR, time off, and compensation are pulled in and checked automatically, so each run starts complete.

01

Verify


Unusual amounts, missing details, and run-over-run changes are flagged with a plain explanation of what to fix.

02

Comply


Payroll taxes, filings, and registrations are handled nationwide, with a full record of every change and approval.

03

Get your week back.

See how Bolto can help you cut manual hours and usher your team into the future of HR.

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Blake Cordes, Co-Founder at Metal America
Metal America
"Bolto’s platform showed me what a modern payroll system should look like. It would be sort of silly not to go with Bolto if you’re serious about AI transformation."
80+
Compliance Registrations Automated Through Bolto
34+
States metal america operates in
20+
International Employees and contractors

Blake Cordes, Co-Founder at Metal America

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Frequently asked questions

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01Can we pay employees and contractors together?

Yes. W-2 employees and 1099 contractors are paid from the same platform, Bolto files W-2s and 1099s at year end, and contractors outside the US can be paid instantly in 190+ countries.

02How much of each payroll run does our team prepare?

Hours, raises, bonuses, deductions, and time off land in the next run automatically, so your team doesn't assemble it by hand. Bolto flags unusual amounts, missing details, and run-over-run changes with a plain explanation of what to fix, and your team gives the final review and approval.

03Can we pay employees in more than one state?

Yes. When you hire in a new state, Bolto's AI agents and compliance experts set up the state tax and unemployment accounts you need. The Launch plan covers payroll and tax compliance in up to 2 states, and the Scale and Enterprise plans cover all 50.

04How does payroll connect to our finance team's tools and controls?

Bolto connects to QuickBooks and Xero on every plan, so payroll information reaches the tools your finance team uses to manage the books. The Scale plan adds payroll journals, custom reports and exports, and role-based permissions with approval workflows.

05Can we switch to Bolto from our current payroll provider mid-year?

Yes. Migration is free, and Bolto pulls your payroll history, year-to-date balances, and employee data directly from your current provider, with no manual exports from your team. A test payroll is reconciled line by line against your current provider, so differences are fixed before your first live run.

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