Automated Payroll & Easier Taxes

Minimize tax and financial headaches while maintaining control.
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Personal Payroll for Independent Work

The promise of “additional administrative work” was probably not what led you to independent contractor status. 8x5 is the first programmable payroll service built specifically for independent workers.

Multiple contracts, one deposit

Time with the client always trumps time with the calculator. That’s why we designed income consolidation into 8x5 - so all those paid invoices come to one place, paid out to you on your ideal timeline.

Simplified tax calculations

Tax surprises are a bummer, but sometimes a reality of 1099 status. Instead, use 8x5 to turn your 1099 contract into W2 employment and let us take care of withholding and payment, so you can focus on what you do best – your work.

Keep your savvy tax strategy

Running your own business can mean big tax write-offs. That’s why we made 8x5 flexible - move as much or as little of your income to W2 to maximize your write offs, while minimizing the administrative stress.

Easy Proof of Income

Some people just need to see regular pay stubs – like your landlord or bank lender. 8x5 income smoothing lets you set and adjust weekly paychecks to meet goals and maximize your tax returns. That means consistent paystubs so your entrepreneurial spirit doesn’t scare off the man.
Security

Military Grade Encryption

As an organization that supports your income, taxes and healthcare, we take data security and privacy extremely seriously. Our approach to product development ensures our customers are in control of their data and that their information is safe.
Data in transit. All data transferred between the user’s browser and Gusto’s servers is encrypted in transit. Gusto uses TLS v1.2
Data at rest. Data is encrypted at rest in Digital Ocean using AES-256 key encryption.
Transaction monitoring. We proactively monitor customer accounts to help prevent fraudulent transactions.
HIPPA Guidelines. We follow HIPAA guidelines to safeguard our customers’ protected health information (PHI).