Gusto Release Notes

New: Gusto 401(k)

Gusto 401(k) powered by Guideline combines trusted payroll and proven retirement expertise in one cohesive experience. Manage payroll and 401(k) from a single dashboard, simplifying setup and empowering your team to save for the future.

New: Gusto HR Partners

Need extra hands on HR? Get matched with a dedicated HR professional who can handle the heavy lifting—from onboarding, offboarding, compliance, team development, and more. Availability is limited, so check today to see if your business qualifies!

New: Time Tracking in the Mobile App

Admins can now review and approve timesheets and time-off requests right from the Gusto mobile app. Manage payroll on the go, wherever you are.

New: Automated Contractor Payments

Schedule contractor payments ahead of time to avoid last-minute manual entries before payday. Less stress, more time saved.

New: Business Insurance Hub

Discover, purchase, and manage your business insurance all in one place. From General Liability to Workers’ Comp, Commercial Property, Professional Liability and more—you can now protect your business directly within Gusto.

New: Add Unpaid Team Members

You can now include non-payroll team members—like founders or team members paid outside of Gusto—on your account. They’ll appear in your org chart and can use HR tools like goals and feedback, or manager tools like approvals for time off, hours, and expenses.

New: Break Premiums for California Employers

For our California customers, you can now set up break policies that automatically track missed breaks and pay out break premiums—keeping your business compliant with state labor laws.

New: Gusto Money

Gusto Money is a whole new way to manage your business finances. From a Payroll Bridge line of credit for added peace of mind3, to simplified Invoicing, and more flexibility with Bill Pay1—you can handle money coming in and going out, all in the same place you already run payroll.

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New: Level Funded Plans

Save an average of 20% on health insurance premiums with Gusto’s new level-funded plans. Get access to lower rates and keep things simple by managing payroll and benefits in one place.

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New for Accountants: Payroll Hub

Payroll Hub puts all client payrolls on one customizable dashboard. See urgent, blocked, or overdue payrolls, filter by focus clients, and jump into any payroll with one click.4

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New: Instant and Same-Day Pay

Speed matters. With Instant Pay, your team can get paid in minutes anytime—24/7/365. Or choose Same-day Pay to ensure money arrives within the business day, right during business hours.

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New: Gusto Poster Compliance

Stay compliant—without the hassle. Our new Poster Compliance service automatically delivers the latest federal, state, and local labor law posters to every location(whether onsite or remote) every time that laws change.

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New for Accountants: Map your chart of accounts—smarter with AI

Bookkeeping Auto Mapping in Gusto Pro uses AI suggestions based on your firm’s chart of accounts. Set the rules once, and categories map automatically going forward—keeping books clean, and integrations connected.

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New: General Liability Insurance

Access the coverage you need—like general liability and workers’ comp—as soon as you need it. Business insurance through Gusto, powered by NEXT, offers fast quotes, bundle savings up to 10%, and easy enrollment.

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New: Gusto Solo

• Gusto Solo helps solopreneurs navigate S corp election, define and pay themselves a reasonable salary, automate compliance, and save thousands on taxes — removing the guesswork and offering guidance when it counts.

New for Accountants: Faster and more accurate background checks

• Give your clients a smoother, safer screening experience with the Checkr + Gusto integration. Now you can create and manage multiple Checkr accounts on behalf of your clients with a single email address.

New: Attendance Report

• A new reporting tool that helps employers reduce labor costs and improve operational efficiency by flagging employees who clock in early, clock in late, or miss scheduled shifts — all in one easy-to-use report.

New: Automated Break Suggestions

• A new scheduling feature that automatically recommends where to place paid and unpaid breaks within each shift, based on your company’s break policies. Designed to simplify scheduling, support compliance, and reduce manual work.

New Features

• New: Meet Your Benefits Renewal Advisor
  Renewals just got easier. If you use Gusto for Health Insurance, you will be paired with a benefits expert who will guide you through coverage decisions and help find the right fit for your team’s evolving needs.

• New: Simplified global team management, powered by Remote
  Track onboarding, approve overtime, log bonuses, upload documents, and offer health and travel benefits—all with more speed and transparency for your international employees.

• New: Prevent early clock-ins
  Ensure employees complete their full break before clocking back in—helping maintain compliance with break policies and avoid overpayments.

Updates

• Update: Get Benefits Activated Faster
  We’ve streamlined the fulfillment process—the behind-the-scenes steps that get benefits activated—so your employees get covered faster and with less hassle.

• Update: HSAs now automatically paired with HDHPs
  When you renew and choose a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), an HSA is paired by default—making it easier to offer more complete, cost-effective coverage for your team.