There is a simple diagnostic for how much expert knowledge a payroll tool assumes: look at what its users google.
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- bexio lohnbuchhaltung youtube
- bexio lohnbuchhaltung neues jahr eröffnen
- bexio lohnbuchhaltung support
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Google autocomplete for the German search «bexio lohnbuchhaltung» — retrieved September 2026. Switzerland googles for setup help, costs and the year-end step.
What Switzerland googles
Setup, video tutorials, support: these are the searches of people who have to learn how to operate a tool before they can work with it. That is not an accusation against any product — it is the classic division of labour of expert software: the program calculates, the knowledge comes from you.
What setup really means
Setting up a payroll system means making decisions whose consequences only show later: which wage types are needed? How are AHV, ALV, accident and daily sickness insurance and the pension fund to be configured? Which withholding tax tariff applies to whom? What does the collective agreement require? Every one of these questions assumes you know the answer — and every setup mistake silently travels into every future payslip.
The other way: answering questions
At payrollnow the roles are reversed. The payroll know-how lives in the system — wage types, contribution rates, tariffs and collective agreement rates are built in and kept current. At the start, the system asks the questions: who is your compensation office? Which insurances exist? You answer — it sets itself up. And daily work follows the same principle: you report the event, the system knows what needs to happen and guides you step by step. No tutorials required.
Getting started in practice
- Day 1: deliver master data (company, employees, insurances) — imported or recorded with guidance
- Day 2: verify and go live — when switching, with back-testing against your previous payslips
- After that: report events, approve — the system does the rest
How the move from an existing payroll works in detail: see switching payroll from Bexio — and if you no longer want to run payroll at all, from 30 employees our service team takes over everything.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to start payroll with payrollnow?
Usually two days: deliver master data, answer the system's questions (insurances, compensation office, payment accounts), verify — live. No courses or setup workshops needed; the system only asks what it genuinely has to know.
Do I have to create and maintain wage types myself?
No. Wage types, contribution rates, withholding tax tariffs and collective agreement rates are built into the system and kept up to date — that is the core of the guided approach: the rulebook belongs to the system, not to you.
What if I answer something wrong at the start?
The system actively flags missing or implausible details before anything is settled — and retroactive corrections are a normal operation: affected months are recalculated automatically and documented.
Can I switch from an existing system?
Yes, at any time, including mid-year — with data migration, back-testing against your previous payslips and an optional parallel month. Our article on switching payroll shows the process.