Greenshades Tax Filing is payroll tax filing and compliance software for US employers, with web, Windows, and API access. It handles federal, state, and local payroll taxes, withholding, unemployment, ACA, W-2, 1099, and 1042-S filings. The Tax Filing Center supports forms such as 941s, W-2s, SUTA/SUI, 1042-S, local returns including PA Act 32, and new-hire reports to all 50 states. A guided wizard and return library help prepare submissions. The service verifies SSNs and TINs, supports record review and corrections, and provides jurisdiction-based deadline alerts with historical returns kept in one place. Year-end data can be validated, updated in bulk, then distributed digitally or by print and mail. Automated checks can flag issues before and after payroll, with tax experts available. Greenshades connects to Dynamics AX, SL, NAV, Avionté, other accounting systems, or custom systems through an open API. For most county, city, and municipal taxes, it prepares forms and instructions while the customer submits them. Pricing is on request.
Who it is for
It suits US mid-market employers, especially those with many deskless employees or complex payroll compliance needs. Teams using supported Dynamics or Avionté systems can connect payroll data directly.
What is good
- Supports federal, state, and local payroll filings
- Automated compliance checks before and after payroll
- SSN and TIN verification for filing data
- Open API and native payroll integrations
- Cloud updates without on-premises patches
What to know first
- Most municipal filings require customer submission
- Pricing is available only on request
- Desktop downloads require .NET Framework and internet
- Tax experts are available rather than included as filing automation
Verdict
Greenshades Tax Filing combines broad payroll return coverage with guided preparation, validation, deadlines, and integrations. It is a fit for US employers managing multi-jurisdiction filings, but local submission duties and request-based pricing should be considered.
Greenshades Tax Filing plans and pricing
All plansCompared on tax compliance software
- Supported tax types
- federal payroll, state payroll, local payroll, withholding, unemployment, ACA, W-2, 1099, 1042-S
- Return filing
- Yes
- Filing support level
- automated
- Tax registration
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
