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Payroll checklist template
Every pay period is a ticket that moves from Run payroll to Verify delivery to Paid. A schedule creates the next one automatically, so payroll never depends on someone's memory.
Free during the pilot · Change any field or step
The steps
- Run payroll · To doSubmit hours and approve the payroll run.
- Verify delivery · CheckingConfirm deposits landed and pay stubs went out.
- Paid · Done (closed)Everyone was paid.
What your team tracks
- Pay period ends · Date
- Payroll total · Money
- Employees paid · Number
- Notes · Long text
These stay on the ticket for your team; requesters don't see them on the form.
Payroll
Your logo and colors go here
This one is for your team: there's no public form. Tickets are added by your staff or created on a schedule.
Who it's for
Owners running payroll themselves
A checklist that shows up on schedule.
Office managers
A record of every run, its total and anything unusual.
Businesses with an outside bookkeeper
Both sides see where this period's payroll stands.
Tips for using it
Schedule it
Create the ticket automatically a few days before each pay period ends.
Write down the surprises
Use Notes for bonuses, corrections and new hires that period.
Check deposits landed
The Verify delivery step catches problems before staff do.
Keep it private
Make the stack private to the people who run payroll.
Questions
What's on a payroll checklist?+
Collect hours, run and approve payroll, confirm deposits and pay stubs went out, and note anything unusual.
Can it create a ticket every pay period?+
Yes. Scheduled tickets create one weekly, every two weeks or monthly.
Who can see payroll tickets?+
Only the people you add, if you make the stack private.
Learn more
- How-toHow to run payroll on schedule with a simple checklistA payroll checklist that shows up every pay period on its own: run payroll, confirm deposits landed and record the total, with notes for anything unusual.
- BlogShared to-do list or request tracker? When your team outgrows Google Tasks
- BlogReports that answer real questions, dashboards that build themselves, and a scorecard in your inbox every Monday
- BlogWhat is a ticketing system? A plain-English guide for small businesses
- FeatureYour own fields, steps and rulesStacks with the fields, steps, rules and automatic emails each kind of work needs.
- FeatureReports and dashboardsCharts in your brand colors, dashboards from templates, and a scorecard by email.
- FeatureAPI, webhooks and integrationsA public API, webhooks, Zapier and a connector for your own AI assistant.
See how it works, step by step
- Help articleScheduled ticketsCreate recurring work automatically: weekly inspections, monthly filter changes, yearly renewals. Never rely on memory again.
- Help articleWho can see a stack (stack roles)Team or private, and what Owners, Managers, Editors, Viewers and Requesters can each do.
- Help articleRemindersNudge the owner, requester or a location when a ticket sits in a step too long, and keep nudging until it moves.
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