Arketa Payroll

Arketa Payroll lets you run payroll and pay your team, both W-2 employees and 1099 contractors, without leaving Arketa. Because Arketa already knows who taught each class, how many clients attended, and what each class earned, it calculates what each team member is owed and sends it straight to direct deposit. Tax filing, payments, and compliance are handled by our payroll partner, Check.

Arketa Payroll runs in the web dashboard at Team → Payroll, from a computer rather than a mobile device.

Getting set up

• Get started with Arketa Payroll — what to bring to onboarding, and what has to be in place before your first run
• Switch from another payroll provider — migration, year-to-date import, and the payroll audit
• State payroll tax accounts — required if you have W-2 employees

Running payroll

• Pay schedules — pay frequency, your first pay period, and how paydays are set
• Run payroll — approval deadlines, funding, reports, and final pay
• Pay instructors and contractors — per-class pay, subs, overtime, bonuses, and time off
• Worker onboarding and tax forms — W-4 versus W-9, and year-end forms
• Payroll reports — what's in each report, and which one your accountant wants

Taxes and boundaries

• Payroll taxes and filings — what Arketa files, and the exceptions you handle
• Payroll limits and responsibilities — what isn't supported, and what stays with your studio

For your team

• Payroll for instructors and staff — a page you can share directly with the people you pay

Configuring pay

Pay rates are shared with the rest of Arketa, so they're set up in the same place whether or not you use Arketa Payroll. See Payroll setup, Pay rate templates, and Staff commissions.

If you'd rather calculate pay in Arketa and pay your team elsewhere, see Export payroll report.

Getting Arketa Payroll

Book a demo and we'll walk you through how payroll works for a studio your size and what setup looks like for your team. Your onboarding specialist or Arketa Support can also get you started.