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You can subscribe to our stand-alone payroll called "Intuit Online Payroll (IOP)." With this, you'll be able to run payroll and pay your one employee using printable checks.
We have two subscription plans you can work with, those are:
Using the IOP basic plan, you won't be able to make payments and file federal or state taxes, while the IOP Enhanced plan can.
You might want to read this article to know how to get started with Intuit Online Payroll: Get started with Payroll.
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