What is Central?
Central is a comprehensive platform designed to handle the critical administrative tasks essential for running a compliant startup. Unlike traditional HR platforms, Central fully manages payroll, benefits administration, tax filings, and government compliance, thereby minimizing the administrative burden on founders.
The platform supports payroll and hiring for U.S. employees across all 50 states, as well as international contractors in over 200 countries. Central ensures accurate payroll tax withholdings and filings, provides offer letters and onboarding tools, and manages reimbursements and bonuses. It offers access to insurance plans from top carriers and automates all compliance work, including government mail monitoring and state registrations.
Features
- Payroll: Supports U.S. employees in 50 states and contractors in 200+ countries.
- Benefits: Offers insurance plans from top carriers, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
- Tax Filing: Handles payroll tax withholdings and filings.
- Government Compliance: Automates compliance work, including state registrations and government mail.
- Slack Integration: Allows users to manage tasks and access information directly within Slack.
- Onboarding: Provides offer letters and a comprehensive onboarding suite.
- Accounting Integrations: Quickbooks & Puzzle integration.
Use Cases
- Streamlining payroll processing for US employees and international contractors.
- Managing employee benefits, including health insurance and retirement plans.
- Ensuring compliance with federal and state tax regulations.
- Automating government filings and registrations.
- Simplifying HR tasks through Slack integration.
- Onboarding new hires efficiently.
- Reducing administrative overhead for startup founders.
FAQs
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Which countries and legal entities are supported?
Central supports U.S. employees in all 50 states and contractors in over 200 countries. -
What’s included in the price?
The $50 per member/month price includes payroll, government filings & mail, benefits, offer letters, Slack integration, and support. -
How long does it take to onboard/switch to Central?
Onboarding or switching to Central takes approximately 15 minutes. -
Which accounting platforms work with Central?
Central integrates with Quickbooks & Puzzle. -
Do you connect to Slack and Microsoft Teams?
Central has Slack integration. There is not information about Microsoft Teams integration.
