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Payroll Processing Service
in Alexandria, VA

Payroll services in Alexandria, VA for Old Town's specialty retailers, Del Ray's independent restaurants and creative studios, and Eisenhower Avenue's federal subcontractors supporting TSA, USPTO, and other Alexandria-based federal facilities. We file Virginia withholding (VA-5/VA-6) and Virginia Employment Commission unemployment, configure multi-state reciprocity for DC and MD residents, handle DCAA-aligned timekeeping for federal subs, and manage tipped-wage workflows for Del Ray restaurants. Verified Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor.

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✓Full-service payroll processing for Alexandria, VA small businesses
✓Federal, state & local payroll tax filing included
✓W-2 and 1099-NEC filing by every deadline
✓Auto-synced to your bookkeeping records every pay run
Alexandria, VA Payroll — Latest Run
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Hours verified & approved—st-ok
Federal & state taxes filed—st-ok
Direct deposits processed—st-ok
Journal entry posted to books—st-ok
📍 Alexandria, VA — local noteAlexandria employers must stay current on Virginia VEC filings and city-level payroll obligations. We ensure your team gets paid and every agency gets their filing on time.
Your Alexandria, VA payroll plan

Everything included — no hidden
add-ons or surprise fees

Every payroll processing Alexandria VA client in Alexandria, VA gets the complete service.

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Full payroll runs
Weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly. Every run processed accurately and employees paid on time, every time.
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Tax filings included
Federal and state payroll taxes withheld, deposited, and filed. 941s, state returns, FUTA — all handled.
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W-2 & 1099 filing
Year-end W-2s for employees and 1099-NECs for contractors — prepared and filed by January deadlines.
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Direct deposit
Employees get paid via direct deposit. No checks to print, no manual runs to coordinate.
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Synced to your books
Every payroll journal entry posts automatically to your bookkeeping records. No manual entry, no year-end headaches.
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Compliance protection
One missed payroll tax filing can trigger IRS penalties larger than a full year of service fees. We make sure it never happens.
Alexandria-specific payroll

What Alexandria payroll
actually requires.

Alexandria payroll layers Virginia's standard regime (VA-5, VA-6, VEC) on top of three distinct workforces: Old Town retail with seasonal hourly staff, Del Ray restaurants with tipped employees, and Eisenhower Avenue federal subs with DCAA-aligned timekeeping. Most Alexandria employers also have employees commuting in from DC and Maryland — meaning reciprocity has to be configured correctly. Below is what we handle.

Virginia withholding (VA-5 + VA-6)
Virginia employers file VA-5 monthly (or quarterly for low-volume) and VA-6 as the annual reconciliation, plus federal Form 941 quarterly and Form 940 FUTA annual. We file all of these on schedule. New employer registration with Virginia Tax (Form R-1) is included on standard onboarding.
Virginia Employment Commission (VEC)
Virginia unemployment is filed quarterly with the VEC (FC-20 contribution + FC-21 wage detail). Your VEC tax rate is recalculated annually based on prior claims experience. We handle quarterly filings, annual rate review, and dispute incorrect claim charges.
Multi-state reciprocity (VA / DC / MD)
Alexandria-based businesses commonly employ DC and Maryland residents who commute in via Metro. Virginia has reciprocity agreements with both — DC and MD residents pay home-state tax, not Virginia tax — but only if payroll is configured correctly with Form VA-4 or equivalent. Setup is included on standard onboarding.
DCAA-aligned timekeeping (Eisenhower Ave subs)
Federal subcontractors face DCAA timekeeping standards even when not directly audited — daily time entry, supervisor approval, separation of direct vs. indirect labor, audit-trail-preserving timesheet edits. We coordinate Gusto or QuickBooks Time to meet DCAA expectations and produce labor distribution reports for prime-contractor option-year exercises.
Tipped wages (Del Ray restaurants, Old Town tasting rooms)
Restaurants and bars in Del Ray and Old Town handle tipped employees under Virginia's tip credit minimum wage. Form 8027 is required for "large food and beverage establishments." We configure tip credit, allocated tips on W-2s, FICA tip credit (Form 8846) flowing to the tax return, and Toast/Square/Clover POS-to-payroll integration.
New hire reporting + I-9 / E-Verify
Virginia requires new-hire reporting to the Virginia New Hire Reporting Center within 20 days of hire. Form I-9 within three business days. E-Verify required for federal contractors with covered contracts. We handle new-hire reporting automatically through Gusto/QuickBooks Payroll.
Ongoing books: Alexandria bookkeeping. Tax filing: Alexandria tax prep. North in Virginia: Arlington payroll. Across the river: DC payroll.
Sound familiar?

Why Alexandria business owners
outsource payroll to a professional

→Running Payroll Manually
→Missed A Payroll Tax Deposit
→Got An Irs Penalty For Payroll
→First Employee And Don't Know How To Do Payroll
→Spending Hours Every Payday
→Payroll Software Too Complicated
→Need Someone To Handle The 941S
→Overwhelmed By Payroll Compliance
→W-2S Late Last Year
→Can't Afford An In-House Payroll Team

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Industries we know cold

Payroll for the businesses
that actually run Alexandria.

Three Alexandria payroll patterns. Different timekeeping, different reporting.

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Old Town retail
Seasonal hourly staff for tourist-driven retail, S-corp owner reasonable comp documentation, multi-state reciprocity for staff commuting from DC and MD, and clean Form 941 / W-2 reporting. We handle the seasonal workforce ramp-up and ramp-down cleanly.
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Del Ray restaurants & creative studios
Virginia tip credit minimum wage, allocated tips on W-2s, Form 8027 for large food/beverage establishments, FICA tip credit (Form 8846), tip pooling rules, Toast/Square/Clover POS-to-payroll integration, project-based payroll for design and creative studios.
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Eisenhower Ave federal subcontractors
DCAA-aligned timekeeping with daily time entry and supervisor approval, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance for covered contracts, Service Contract Act wage determinations, separation of direct vs. indirect labor, and labor distribution reports.
Local expertise

Why Alexandria, VA businesses choose
Capital Accounting Group

We're not a national chain. We understand Alexandria, VA's local tax rules, industry mix, and what Old Town restaurants and bars owners actually need from a payroll processing Alexandria VA.

What we know about Alexandria, VA payroll
  • →Alexandria City has its own BPOL tax and business license separate from Virginia state
  • →Old Town Alexandria is one of the DMV's highest-traffic retail and restaurant districts
  • →Alexandria's proximity to DC means many businesses operate in multiple tax jurisdictions
  • →Virginia PTET elections apply to Alexandria S-Corps and partnerships
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Weekly — not monthly
Most bookkeeping services in the area reconcile once a month. We do it every week — your numbers are never more than 7 days stale.
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Risk-free guarantee
We get your books in order within 30 days — or your first month is free. We stand behind the work.
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Fast onboarding
Most Alexandria, VA payroll clients are up and running within 1–2 weeks. No long contracts, no setup headaches.
How it works

From first call to clean books —
in less than two weeks.

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Free consultation
15 min — we learn your Alexandria, VA business, current setup, and what payroll you need most.
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Secure access
You grant read-only account access. No sensitive data ever emailed back and forth.
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We get to work
Your first payroll cycle starts within 1–2 weeks. Clean, fast, no drama.
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Ongoing support
Reports, proactive updates, and real humans who flag problems before they become penalties.
A representative payroll engagement

What a typical Alexandria
payroll engagement looks like.

A Del Ray restaurant (S-corp, owner-operator with eight W-2 servers and three back-of-house cooks) came to us mid-year. Their previous payroll provider was running tipped-wage minimum incorrectly — applying full Virginia minimum wage to tipped staff rather than the tip credit minimum, then handling allocated tips inconsistently month to month. Form 8027 had never been filed despite the establishment qualifying. Two of the eight servers lived in DC; one of the cooks lived in Maryland; reciprocity wasn't configured.

Over four weeks we migrated payroll to Gusto with proper VA-DC and VA-MD reciprocity, configured tipped-wage minimum correctly (with safe-harbor checks against full minimum wage), set up Toast-to-Gusto integration so daily tip distribution flowed cleanly, prepared and filed two prior years of Form 8027, and refiled VA-5 corrections for affected periods. We now run payroll bi-weekly, file VA-5 monthly and VA-6 annually, file VEC quarterly, and track FICA tip credit (Form 8846) for the income tax return.

That's a representative composite — not a single real client — but it's a pattern we see in Alexandria's restaurant community.

Frequently asked questions

Alexandria, VA payroll
FAQ.

How much does payroll cost in Alexandria, VA?+
For an Alexandria small business, ongoing payroll typically runs $35–$150 per pay run depending on employee count and complexity. Pricing is bundled into the monthly bookkeeping plan: $350/month for sole proprietors, $650/month for businesses up to 10 employees, $1,500/month for the CFO Partner tier. We use Gusto and QuickBooks Payroll depending on integration needs.
How does Virginia / DC / Maryland reciprocity work for my Alexandria employees?+
Virginia has reciprocity agreements with both DC and Maryland. DC and MD residents working in Virginia pay home-state tax, not Virginia tax — with Form VA-4 or equivalent. Without correct setup, both states withhold. Setup is part of standard onboarding.
Can you handle tipped wages and Form 8027 for my Del Ray restaurant?+
Yes. Virginia tip credit minimum wage rules apply. We configure tip credit, allocated tips on W-2s, FICA tip credit (Form 8846) flowing to the tax return, and Form 8027 if your establishment qualifies as a "large food and beverage establishment" (over 10 employees). Toast, Square, and Clover all integrate cleanly.
Do you handle DCAA-aligned timekeeping for federal contractors on Eisenhower Avenue?+
Yes. We configure QuickBooks Time or Gusto to meet DCAA expectations: daily time entry, supervisor approval, audit-trail preservation, separation of direct vs. indirect labor, and labor distribution by contract. The DCAA may not audit every sub directly, but primes increasingly require DCAA-aligned timekeeping at option-year exercise.
What forms does an Alexandria employer file each quarter and at year-end?+
Quarterly: federal Form 941, Virginia VEC FC-20 + FC-21. Monthly: Virginia VA-5. Annually: federal Form 940 (FUTA), Virginia VA-6, W-2 + W-3, 1099-NEC + 1096, Form 8027 if applicable.
What's the deadline for new hire reporting in Virginia?+
Virginia requires new-hire reporting to the Virginia New Hire Reporting Center within 20 days of hire. Form I-9 within three business days. E-Verify is required for federal contractors with covered contracts. We handle new-hire reporting automatically through Gusto and QuickBooks Payroll.
How do you handle seasonal payroll for Old Town retailers?+
Old Town tourist-driven retail typically ramps up staff for spring/summer and December holidays, then ramps down. We handle seasonal onboarding (new-hire reporting, I-9, withholding setup) and offboarding (final paychecks, year-end W-2 distribution to seasonal workers' last-known addresses). Seasonal hires count toward Form 8027 thresholds and unemployment claim experience.
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