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Online payroll processing sites can transform payroll from a recurring nightmare into a dream.

If payroll management is the bane of your company's existence, you're not alone. But you're also not without help.
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Online payroll processing sites let you toss the scraps of paper and cobbled-together spreadsheets that make up your current system. Once you've entered information about your staff and its related taxes and benefits, payday involves little more than supplying the number of hours each employee worked. If you're determined to keep payroll tasks in-house, we've reviewed three services that ease the burden.

In this roundup:

SurePayroll
SurePayroll isn't our top choice for Web-based payroll processing, but it's darn close. Strong points include a clean, simple interface, generous deduction options, and—best of all—a six-month money-back guarantee.

PayCycle
Once again, Paycycle earns an Editors' Choice. This online payroll application is easy to set up and use, yet it lets you input detailed employee information. It even sends you e-mail reminders about tasks you need to carry out.

PayChex Online Payroll
This online payroll program needs work. It requires you to open multiple windows to complete some tasks and runs slowly besides. There are plenty of report types, but running reports is just too difficult.

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