Payroll for contractors: pay your people the right way, without fear.
We're not a payroll company, but we connect you with a strategic partner who does it well. We keep your books up to date.
A strategic partner handles it
If you pay in cash or by hand, this is what happens.
You pay in cash
It looks like savings, but it exposes you to fines and audits.
You don't know if they're an employee or a contractor
Misclassifying someone can get very expensive.
Payroll done by hand
Mistakes and delays that turn into problems.
When do you need this service? Everyday examples.
You’re about to hire your first employee
You want to do it right from the start: withholdings, payments and paperwork in order.
You pay in cash and want to stop
You know it’s not ideal, but you don’t know how to change without losing your people.
Your helpers are not clearly employees or subcontractors
They work only for you, with your tools and on your schedule. Classifying them wrong can be very costly.
You do payroll by hand
Spreadsheets, checks and WhatsApp messages: one mistake and someone gets paid late or short.
You get a letter from the state about your payroll
You need to know what they’re asking for and who will help you respond.
Here's what changes when your payroll is in order.
Your people get paid on time and in full
No mistakes or tangles every week or every two weeks.
Lower risk of penalties
Your payroll follows a formal process, so you go into an audit more at ease.
Everything in one place
Your payroll and your books speak the same language.
More time to sell
You stop chasing paperwork every weekend.
This service is provided by an independent partner, not Oficina del Contratista. We are not responsible for our partners’ services, fees or results. Some partners pay us commissions or profits for referring you.
Here’s how we work with a payroll partner.
You keep talking to us. The partner runs payroll and we handle your bookkeeping.
How many employees you have and how you pay them today.
With a strategic payroll partner.
Everything stays organized in one place.
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Oficina del Contratista by Armando Ehrenzweig
Armando Ehrenzweig
With experience in administration, sales and consulting for construction businesses. He explains your numbers in words you actually understand.
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