Payroll Agent

The agent prepares, validates, and flags issues — but it never processes a payment without explicit human approval. A payroll admin must review the summary and click "Approve" before any money moves. This is a hard requirement that cannot be bypassed or automated.

The agent tracks tax obligations for every state (and city) where your employees work. It applies the correct withholding rates, handles reciprocity agreements between states, and flags when an employee's work location changes. If you hire your first remote employee in California, the agent automatically adds California's tax requirements to their payroll profile.

The Payroll Agent integrates with major time tracking systems (including Zimyo's built-in time and attendance), benefits platforms, and bank feeds. During onboarding, we map your existing data sources so the agent pulls from the right places. Custom integrations are available for Enterprise customers.

Tax rate updates are incorporated within 24 hours of official publication by the IRS, state revenue departments, or local tax authorities. The agent checks for changes daily and applies them to the next scheduled pay run. You receive a notification any time a rate change affects your employees.

You can mark any flag as "reviewed and approved." The agent learns from these decisions — if an employee legitimately works 60-hour weeks every quarter, the agent will stop flagging it after you confirm the pattern twice. False positive rates drop below 5% after three pay cycles.

Yes. The agent tracks contractor payments separately from W-2 employees, calculates 1099 thresholds, and flags when a contractor's total payments approach reporting thresholds. It also monitors for misclassification risk factors based on IRS guidelines.