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Certified Payroll vs Pocket Accountant

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Certified Payroll compared with Pocket Accountant
DetailCertified Payroll logo Certified PayrollPocket Accountant logo Pocket Accountant
What it doesFile your Davis-Bacon WH-347 certified payroll report in minutes AI bookkeeping for freelancers and small businesses
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingTwo free payrolls included with account signup (no credit card required). Then $79/month for unlimited projects and weekly payrolls, live wage-determination checks, continuation sheets for larger crews, three-year filing archive, no setup fee, no contract, cancel anytime. Starter is free ($0/month). Pro is $20/month or $198/year ($16.50/month equivalent), saving $42/year with annual billing.
Key features
  • Fills both pages of official DOL Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025)
  • Checks base rate plus fringe against SAM.gov wage determination while hours are entered
  • Flags overtime logged as straight time past 40 hours
  • Applies registered apprentice percentages of the journeyworker rate
  • Generates continuation sheets for crews larger than 8 workers
  • Builds the PDF in the browser; payroll figures do not leave the machine
  • Calculates gross wages and project totals while you type
  • Reuses project wage determinations across weekly payrolls
  • Runs 8 compliance checks while you type
  • Three-year filing archive for recurring projects
  • Dashboard and manual transactions
  • Invoices, customer records and bill tracking
  • Business mileage logging with route planning (Pro)
  • Connected bank feeds and reconciliation (Pro)
  • Financial reports: Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow (Pro)
  • Pocket Assistant AI guidance and suggestions (Pro)
  • Receipt and bill scan autofill (Pro)
  • Budgets and financial comparisons (Pro)
  • Multi-device access via web browser
  • Support for Android and iOS apps
What makes it different
  • Live wage rate checks against SAM.gov before you submit, not cached data
  • Uses the government's actual WH-347 form, not a redrawn approximation
  • PDF built in your browser so payroll data never leaves your machine
  • No setup fee, no contract, cancel anytime
  • No credit card required to start free Starter plan
  • User maintains full control over all decisions and suggestions
  • Can start with manual bookkeeping without bank connection
  • Import records from QuickBooks, spreadsheets, or archives
  • Single flat price with no per-feature upsells
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