> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://guide.garde.app/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Payroll > Set up payroll, workers, runs, and tax work. The **Payroll** section is the admin side: setup, runs, and taxes. Employees see their stubs and documents in the [Garde app](/mobile/payroll), so payday questions stop landing on your desk. Payroll runs on CheckHQ under the hood; the full platform walkthrough is in [Payroll (CheckHQ)](/platform/payroll-checkhq). ## Payroll Home **Payroll Home** shows exactly where setup stands per location. Until the required steps are done, you can't run payroll, and this page won't let you forget it. Payroll Home: the required setup checklist and the legal entity information panel * The **Getting Started** checklist lists what's missing: bank account link, federal and state tax parameters, and state authorization forms (like New York's TR-579-WT and TR-2000, and the federal Form 8655). * **Legal Entity Information** on the right is the business identity payroll runs under. "Not provided" fields block filings; fill them. * Hit **Complete Profile** and work top to bottom. Each item is a one-time task. ## Set up once * **Onboarding**: legal entity and business setup for each location. * **Employees** and **Contractors**: add everyone who gets paid. Employees finish their own side (personal info, taxes, bank) in the Garde app; chase stragglers before the first run. * **Departments**: map roles to departments so labor cost splits into FOH/BOH correctly on the [Labor page](/dashboard/labor). * **PTO Policy**: set accrual rules once; they run themselves. * **Accounting Mapping**: point wages, taxes, and benefits at the right QuickBooks accounts. * **Employee Mappings**: link POS employees to payroll employees. Do this for every hire. An unmapped employee is a wrong paycheck waiting to happen. ## Every pay period 1. Open **Runs** and start the run. Hours come in from synced labor data; nobody retypes timesheets. 2. Review each person: hours, overtime, PTO, and adjustments. The hours are POS truth, so a surprise here means a floor problem (missed clock-outs), not a payroll problem. 3. Approve before the deadline so deposits land on payday. Deadlines are banking deadlines; there's no grace period. 4. Skim **Reports** after the run for the breakdown by person, department, and location. ## Tax season (and every quarter) The **Tax Center** holds filings, deposits, and documents. Filings and deposits happen through the platform; your job is to check it stays green. Download forms from here when the accountant asks instead of emailing back and forth. ## Know-how * Payroll is per legal entity. Multiple locations under one entity run together; separate entities run separately. The location picker on Payroll Home selects the entity you're working. * The most common payroll bug is upstream: an employee whose POS identity isn't linked to their payroll identity. Zero hours on the run? Check **Employee Mappings** first. * Bank changes, address changes, and W-4 details are the employee's job in the [Garde app](/mobile/payroll). Point them there; don't do data entry on their behalf.