Prices verified Nov 10, 2026 from vendor sites. Written by PayrollPriceWatch.

Payroll year-end fees

Year-end payroll fees are the charges for W-2s, 1099s, and the annual forms that close a payroll year. Some vendors include them in the monthly price. Some print a separate annual fee. Some say nothing. This page lists only the sentences and inclusion lines already stored. A line with no dollar amount is not turned into one.

W-2 and 1099 are different forms. A vendor that includes both in a feature list has not necessarily published a price for mailing paper copies, for extra forms, or for a year in which you switch providers. Mid-year switching can create a second set of forms. No vendor in this dataset publishes a mid-year conversion fee, so that amount is not published.

Where a note says there is no extra fee, that phrase is the published answer and we keep it. Where two prices conflict, as with SurePayroll's monthly plan, the year-end sentence is quoted on its own and is not used to pick a monthly winner.

Every dollar below is copied from the vendor file that was checked on the date shown. If a plan has no stored fee, the line says not published. If the vendor asks for a quote, the line says Quote only. This page does not average competitors, invent an add-on, or turn a feature name into a price.

Gusto

Gusto: year-end form fees are not published in this dataset.

• Not published.

OnPay

OnPay has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• The per-worker fee applies to each W-2 or 1099 worker included in a pay run during the billing period, including a $0 net paycheck.
• No extra fee for additional states, unlimited pay runs, or year-end W-2s and 1099s. No separate dollar amount is attached to that sentence.
• Payroll Essentials: W-2 and 1099 workers. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.
• Payroll Essentials: Year-end W-2s and 1099s. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.

QuickBooks Payroll

QuickBooks Payroll has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• Workforce Payroll: 1099 e-file. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.

Roll by ADP

Roll by ADP has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• Terms: after the trial, $59 per month for the company plus $7 per W-2 employee and/or 1099 contractor actively paid that month.
• Roll: W-2 and 1099 workers. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.

ADP RUN

ADP RUN: year-end form fees are not published in this dataset.

• Not published.

Paychex Flex

Paychex Flex: year-end form fees are not published in this dataset.

• Not published.

Patriot Payroll

Patriot Payroll has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• A worker paid is any employee or 1099 contractor paid at least once in the month. Months with no payroll charge the base fee only. No separate dollar amount is attached to that sentence.
• Basic Payroll calculates taxes. The customer deposits and files them. Full Service files federal, state, and local taxes, plus year-end Forms 940, 941, W-2, and W-3 at no extra fee. No separate dollar amount is attached to that sentence.
• Full Service Payroll: Year-end filings at no additional fee. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.

SurePayroll

SurePayroll has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• Year-end W-2 and 1099-NEC forms are billed annually at a $50 base fee plus $5 per form, in addition to the monthly price.

Homebase Payroll

Homebase Payroll has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• 1099s and W-2s are listed as included. The fee line is per active employee. No separate contractor price is published, so contractor counts are not added. No separate dollar amount is attached to that sentence.
• Homebase Payroll: W-2s and 1099s. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.

Hourly

Hourly has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• Automated tax payments and filing, and W-2s, are listed as features. State coverage is not priced. No separate dollar amount is attached to that sentence.
• Gold: W-2s. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.

Rippling

Rippling: year-end form fees are not published in this dataset.

• Not published.

Justworks

Justworks has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• Payroll: W-2 and 1099 filings. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.

Square Payroll

Square Payroll has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• Mailing paper W-2s or 1099s is $3 per form per year. Digital delivery is included.
• $6/mo per person paid. No base fee. Not a plan for W-2 employees. Automated employee tax filing is not included.
• Full-service payroll: Digital W-2s and 1099s. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.
• Contractor-only payroll: Digital 1099s. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.

Wave Payroll

Wave Payroll has stored year-end language. It is quoted below and is not expanded.

• Tax service: Wave transfers tax payments and files with the state and the IRS, excluding 1099 filings. Sales tax may be added based on the business address and is not in these totals. No separate dollar amount is attached to that sentence.
• 1099 filings are excluded from the tax service. Employees are billed while active, not only when paid. Contractors are billed when paid. No separate dollar amount is attached to that sentence.
• U.S. full-access payroll: W-2 and 1099-NEC generation. No dollar amount is stored on that inclusion line.

Deel

Deel: year-end form fees are not published in this dataset.

• Not published.

BambooHR Payroll

BambooHR Payroll: year-end form fees are not published in this dataset.

• Not published.

Published price at 10 employees

The list below is the ordinary rank: 10 employees, 0 contractors, 1 state, tax filing included, and PEO plans left out. It is not a special price for the topic of this page. Quote only and conflicting vendors stay unlabeled with a dollar amount. Annual figures are the monthly list price times 12. Promotional months are not applied.

• Patriot Payroll Full Service Payroll: $87 a month ($1,044 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• Square Payroll Full-service payroll: $95 a month ($1,140 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• Wave Payroll U.S. full-access payroll: $100 a month ($1,200 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• Gusto Simple: $109 a month ($1,308 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• Homebase Payroll Homebase Payroll: $109 a month ($1,308 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• OnPay Payroll Essentials: $109 a month ($1,308 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• QuickBooks Payroll Workforce Payroll: $120 a month ($1,440 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• Roll by ADP Roll: $129 a month ($1,548 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• Justworks Payroll: $130 a month ($1,560 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• Deel Deel HR + Deel Payroll — US (Core): $220 a month ($2,640 a year at twelve times the monthly list price).
• SurePayroll: conflicting published prices, not ranked.
• ADP RUN: Quote only.
• BambooHR Payroll: Quote only.
• Hourly: Quote only.
• Paychex Flex: Quote only.
• Rippling: Quote only.

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