Full-service payroll for ordinary paydays and hard questions

Pay people correctly.Know exactly why.

Runbook is building full-service payroll that connects every payday, tax, approval, correction, accounting entry, and proof in one continuous record.

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Employer preview Payday Statements in the Runbook app See full status
Prepared payday

July 16–31 payroll

Ready for review
Employee net pay · 12 people $36,914.22 (demo value)
Gross pay
$47,820.00 (demo value)
Taxes and withholding
−$8,905.78 (demo value)
Worker deductions
−$2,000.00 (demo value)
Planned debit date
July 29
Pay date
July 31
Employee-visible changes
2
Ready for employer review Two employee-visible changes are called out before approval.

Preview using sample payroll data; every amount shown is a demo value, not engine output. Approving the preview records a sample decision; it does not confirm that funds moved. No live payroll is processed here.

The complete payroll lifecycle

One record from setup through accounting.

Runbook is building the full payroll job as one connected service. Each step below keeps its public availability boundary visible.

01

Set up

Preview available

A guided, non-sensitive prototype helps an employer find the right payroll path. Live intake is paused.

02

Prepare

In development

Review people, pay, taxes, deductions, timing, and employee-visible changes.

03

Approve

In development

Keep approval readiness and the facts behind it in the payroll record.

04

Move money

Not available yet

Direct deposit, checks, and tax deposits remain outside the live product.

05

File

Not available yet

Tax returns, deposits, amendments, and year-end forms remain in development.

06

Share

Preview available

Employer previews exist; private employee delivery is not active.

07

Record

Planned

Accounting entries, reports, and advisor handoffs stay connected to payroll.

Why one record matters

Every answer keeps its lineage.

Facts + rules

The source facts and effective rules stay attached to each calculated amount.

Approval + settlement

Approving a run records the employer’s decision; the actual transfer of funds is tracked separately.

Correction + proof

A late fact creates a visible correction without rewriting the approved past.

Payday Statements · Employer preview available

A paycheck that explains itself.

Employer users can now preview Payday Statements in the Runbook app: an employee-facing explanation of what a worker earned, why take-home pay changed, what they contributed, and the employer-provided value already recorded in payroll. Private worker delivery remains in development.

  • Explain the change.Connect a different paycheck to the gross-pay, withholding, deduction, or correction facts behind it.
  • Show documented value.Keep worker contributions, employer retirement contributions, and employer-paid benefits visible and separate.
  • Preserve the record.Keep the legal paystub available while adding plain-language explanation and calculation lineage.
For employers

A clearer way to communicate compensation and benefits—designed to reduce routine paycheck questions without turning payroll into an engagement score.

See current product availability →
Alex Rivera · July 31, 2026

Payday Statement

Employee view preview
Net pay $1,489.70 (demo value) Payroll statement amount · approval and deposit settlement are separate
Current paycheckAmountMeaning
Gross payCurrent pay period$2,200.00 (demo value)Earned
Taxes and withholdingThis Runbook job only−$480.30 (demo value)Withheld
Retirement and healthWorker deductions−$230.00 (demo value)Contributed
Net payGross less taxes and worker deductions$1,489.70 (demo value)Take-home

What changed since the prior payday

+$42.70 (demo value)
Gross pay
+$200.00 (demo value)
Taxes and withholding
−$127.30 (demo value)
Retirement and health
−$30.00 (demo value)

Employer-provided value recorded this payday

Employer 401(k) contribution
$60.00 (demo value)
Employer-paid health coverage
$300.00 (demo value)

Shown separately. Employer contributions are not take-home pay or worker-owned balances.

Example using sample payroll data; amounts are demo values, not engine output. Employee delivery is not yet active. Missing benefits are not estimated.

When payroll stops being ordinary

Keep the hard moment in the same record.

The ordinary payday is the center of the product. Corrections, notices, provider switches, and historical reconstruction stay connected to it instead of becoming a separate proof product.

Trust the boundary, then inspect the evidence

See what is available. Ask about your payroll.

Runbook is in active development. Current status, pricing posture, the proof demo, and the conversation path remain explicit.

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