The dropdowns below contain video tutorials for both employers and employees on how to navigate your Gusto account, as well as the different features Gusto offers.
You can also use this demo of a Gusto account to see the features in use.
Use the dropdown below to learn how to set up your employee Gusto account.
Employers must give you access before you can set up, complete, and access your Gusto profile—reach out to your employer to confirm which email they added to your Gusto profile if you're not sure.
Go to the Set up your Gusto account article to learn more.
Use the dropdowns below to learn how to recruit and hire new employees.
Use Gusto Recruiting to create a company job board, add job postings, share your job board, and hire the right candidate. Manage all of your applicants in one place and import new team members directly into Gusto payroll.
This feature is included at no extra cost on our Plus and Premium plans—you can upgrade at any time.
Go to the Recruiting talent article to learn more.
Watch our video below for guidance on hiring employees in new states.
Go to the Add employees article to learn about the full hiring process.
Gusto partners with CorpNet to help you register your business in new states—for now, the integration is fully supported for a few states, and we’ll expand to additional states in the future.
Go to the CorpNet article to learn more.
Use the dropdowns below to learn to view tax forms in Gusto.
Go to the Federal and state taxes and forms filed by Gusto article to learn what forms and taxes Gusto files on your behalf.
Gusto Custom Docs are available if you're on the Plus or Premium plan. If you don't see the option to add a new document, upgrade your plan at any time.
Go to the Custom documents article to learn more.
For personal tax advice, consult a CPA or licensed tax advisor—we cannot advise on your personal W-4 elections.
If you’re using the Gusto Wallet mobile app, you can view, edit, and sign your W-4 following these mobile app instructions.
Go to the Form W-4 article to learn more.
Use the dropdowns below to learn about Time tracking.
With Gusto's Time Kiosk feature, admins with the required permissions can turn any company device that's connected to the internet into a central station for your employees to clock in and out, track their time, and take breaks.
Time Kiosk is available to customers on the Plus and Premium plans who use Time tracking.
Go to the Time Kiosk article to learn more.
Managers with assigned direct reports can review, edit, and approve employees’ reported hours after an admin has set up and added employees to time tracking. This needs to be completed on a desktop computer.
This feature first needs to be enabled by your payroll administrator—reach out to your employer if you do not see this option.
Go to the Time tracking article to learn more.
This feature first needs to be turned on by your payroll administrator—reach out to your employer if you do not see the option to track your hours.
You can track your hours up until the point the hours have been approved, or a payroll administrator has processed payroll for that pay period. If you need to track hours for a past pay period, reach out to your payroll administrator.
Go to the Time tracking article for more information.
Use the dropdowns below to learn about Time off.
If this is a feature your company offers, you can request, cancel, and view your time off balance and requests in your Gusto employee account or through the Gusto Wallet mobile app.
Go to the Manage time off article to learn more.
Use the dropdowns below to learn about benefits with Gusto.
Open enrollment (OE) is the period of time each year when employees can waive or enroll in coverage, change plans, and add or remove dependents.
Check out the webinar below for an overview of the open enrollment process and answers to frequently asked enrollment questions, or go to the Open enrollment article to learn more.
If you offer health insurance, you can add your broker to Gusto and integrate your existing plans and service with Gusto’s all-in-one payroll and HR platform. Your broker gets special access to your team’s group insurance plans so they can monitor and make changes. Your team can self-enroll, view plan details, and update information right in Gusto, saving you and your broker time.
Go to the Broker Integration article to learn more.
If your company offers benefits through Gusto, benefits-eligible employees can view and manage your plans in your Gusto account.
We'll email all eligible employees when it’s time to choose or waive benefits. Each employee must complete their own enrollment or waiver in Gusto. If you're not enrolling in coverage, it's important that you sign a waiver in Gusto, so the insurance carrier can verify whether your company meets their participation requirements.
The only times you can add, remove, or change coverage for yourself or a dependent are when you're newly hired, in open enrollment, or have experienced a qualifying life event.
Go to the Enroll in or waive benefits article for more information.
Use the dropdowns below to learn about different accounting integrations.
QuickBooks Online is an online platform geared towards small to medium-sized businesses who are looking for real-time views into the day-to-day expenses of their business. Features include expense tracking, data entry, mobile compatibility, and accountant access for a fully rounded software experience.
Our two-way integration with QuickBooks Online builds and syncs a detailed journal entry into your QuickBooks Online Account. We can pull your chart of accounts directly from QuickBooks Online and use your customized accounts to create a journal entry.
Go to the Integrate with QuickBooks Online article to learn more.
Xero is an online double-entry accounting software for businesses with 0–100 employees. Features of their service include invoice management, bank reconciliation, bookkeeping, and more.
When you connect your Gusto and Xero accounts, each time you run payroll, the details can be synced to Xero as a Bill (on eligible Xero editions) or as a Manual Journal (available on all Xero editions).
Go to the Integrate with Xero article to learn more.
Use the dropdowns below to learn about performance reviews.
Performance reviews give you the opportunity to share feedback and identify ways to help your employees (or colleagues) manage their careers.
Customers on the Plus and Premium plans have access to the performance review feature—upgrade your plan at any time.
Go to the Performance reviews article to learn more.
If you're an employee, check out the video below to learn about performance reviews and how to complete self-evaluations.
Go to the Performance reviews article to learn more.
An employee handbook is a powerful tool used to communicate an organization's policies and practices, values, culture, and vision.
If you’re a Gusto customer with Priority support, you can create an employee handbook right from your HR Resource Center portal in Gusto.
Go to the HR Resources powered by Mineral article to learn more.
As a Gusto partner, you’ll get rewards like dedicated support, free payroll for your firm, revenue share, and perks to pass along to your clients.
Ready to get started? Sign up for your free partner account.