QuickBooks Workforce is a payroll and human capital management (HCM) solution that helps businesses manage payroll processing, tax compliance, time tracking, HR operations, and talent management within a single platform. It is available in three tiers, each one expanding capabilities to support teams as they grow. QuickBooks Workforce is built on the same platform as QuickBooks Online, giving businesses one place to manage their people and their finances together. Rather than syncing data between separate systems, payroll costs, time, and employee records live natively alongside accounting — so business owners can see how workforce decisions affect the bottom line without toggling between tools or reconciling separate sources of truth. Key features across plans include: - Automated payroll and taxes: QuickBooks Workforce calculates wages, deductions, overtime, and bonuses, and handles federal and state payroll tax filings, W-2 and 1099 generation, and direct deposit. Workforce Elite includes tax penalty protection of up to $25,000 per year. - Time tracking and labor cost visibility: Geofencing, project tracking, manager approval workflows, and real-time reporting give businesses a clear view of hours worked and what those hours mean for the business — all in the same place as payroll and accounting. - HR tools and compliance support: Hiring, onboarding, and offboarding workflows can be automated across the employee lifecycle. Plus, get access to HR advisory support through Mineral, Inc. for guidance on wages, overtime, hiring, and termination. - Talent management: Workforce includes tools for recruiting and applicant tracking, AI-powered job descriptions and candidate summaries, performance reviews, goal-setting, and progress tracking — supporting the full employee journey from hire to development. - Intuit AI and payroll automation: AI-assisted tools collect time data, flag payroll issues, and send updates to help you run payroll accurately and on time. Auto Payroll enables recurring payroll to run automatically after initial setup, on qualifying plans. QuickBooks Workforce is designed for businesses that want payroll, HR, time tracking, and financial data to work as one system rather than a patchwork of connected tools. Availability of features and functionality varies by plan. Subscription to QuickBooks Online is required for integrated financials and accounting.