Points North connects directly with QuickBooks Desktop through a purpose-built plug-in that exports payroll data from your desktop installation into our cloud-based compliance platform.
QuickBooks Desktop Integration for Certified Payroll Compliance
Generate accurate, government-ready certified payroll reports directly from your QuickBooks Desktop payroll data—no manual entry required.
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Why We Partner with Intuit Quickbooks Desktop
QuickBooks Desktop has been the backbone of small business accounting for decades, trusted by construction companies to manage everything from job costing to payroll processing. When contractors win prevailing wage projects, they need specialized reporting capabilities that extend beyond standard payroll functions.
Points North integrates directly with QuickBooks Desktop Payroll through a purpose-built connection. Our platform accesses your existing payroll data and transforms it into compliant WH-347 forms and state-specific certified payroll reports—eliminating manual report preparation while ensuring government requirements are met.
How the QuickBooks Desktop Integration Works
Points North connects to your QuickBooks Desktop installation to automate certified payroll compliance:
Direct Data Export from Desktop Payroll
Employee information, wage details, hours worked, and paycheck values export directly from QuickBooks Desktop into Points North's compliance platform. This desktop-to-cloud connection eliminates manual data entry while maintaining the accuracy your accounting requires.
Time Tracking Capabilities
While QuickBooks Desktop handles your payroll calculations, Points North accepts time data from QuickBooks Time (formerly TSheets) and other time tracking solutions. This flexibility allows you to leverage multiple systems while maintaining a single source for certified payroll reporting.
Instant Report Generation After Payroll
Once you complete a pay period in QuickBooks Desktop, Points North instantly generates all required certified payroll reports for that period—formatted correctly for federal, state, and municipal requirements.
What You Get With This Integration
- Desktop Plug-In Functionality — Purpose-built connection between QuickBooks Desktop and cloud-based compliance reporting
- Complete Data Transfer — Employee details, pay rates, deductions, fringes, and hours flow automaticlaly into reports
- Multi-format support — Generate WH-347 federal forms and jurisdiction-specific state/local reports
- Indefinite Report Storage — Access historical certified payroll report from any prior pay period in your database
- Rate Management — Store and apply prevailing wage rate at the employee, project, or classification level
Intuit QuickBooks Desktop FAQ
Employee records, paycheck details, wage rates, hours worked, deductions, fringe benefits, and job assignments export from QuickBooks Desktop Payroll into your certified payroll reports.
Data exports automatically from your desktop—complete your payroll run in QuickBooks Desktop, and the information transfers to Points North for report generation.
Data transfers on-demand based on your payroll schedule, allowing you to export information after each completed pay period in QuickBooks Desktop.
Yes. We integrate with various payroll platforms including ADP, Paychex, Paycor, Deltek, UKG, and others, or operate as a standalone solution.
Our implementation team helps you install the QuickBooks Desktop plug-in and configure the data export settings for seamless connectivity.
Integration setup is included in your Points North subscription—contact us for pricing tailored to your QuickBooks Desktop configuration and employee count.
Desktop integration typically completes within 1-2 weeks, including plug-in installation, data mapping, and user training.
Generate all required formats including federal WH-347 forms and state/municipal prevailing wage reports for every jurisdiction where you work.
Yes—our platform handles Davis-Bacon federal compliance and state/local prevailing wage requirements across all U.S. jurisdictions.
You maintain complete control to examine, modify, and authorize all reports before any submission to government agencies.
We provide optional managed report submission services, or you can file directly based on your team's preferences and internal processes.
Adding our platform is straightforward—we install the desktop plug-in and configure data export while you continue your normal QuickBooks Desktop operations.
Yes. We maintain prevailing wage rate databases and provide support for identifying and applying appropriate rates across your project locations.