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Commission Tracking Spreadsheet
Free Commission Tracker Template: 6 Spreadsheets
Free commission tracker templates for small business: log deals per rep, calculate tiers and draws, record chargebacks, and reconcile to payroll. XLSX.
Payroll Software RFP Template
Free Payroll Software RFP Template and Checklist
Six free payroll software RFP templates: the full RFP, a one-page version, a requirements checklist, a vendor scorecard, and a demo script. No signup.
Payroll Calendar
Payroll Calendar Templates for Small Business
Six payroll calendar templates: biweekly, semimonthly and weekly calendars, a per-run processing checklist, tax deposit due dates and a builder.
Pay Stub Template
Free Pay Stub Template: 8 Types for US Employers
Free pay stub templates for US employers: basic, hourly, salary, PTO, California, and contractor versions, plus an XLSX calculator and YTD register.
What Is an Independent Contractor Agreement
What Is an Independent Contractor Agreement? + Templates
An independent contractor agreement sets scope, pay, and status for a 1099 worker. Six free templates, a classification checklist, and W-9 and 1099 rules.
Commission Agreement
Free Commission Agreement Template for Small Business
Six free commission agreement templates for US small business: an employee sales commission agreement, a 1099 contractor version, commission-only with a minimum wage floor, tiered, draw against commission, and a compliance checklist. Covers the commission base, the earning trigger, chargebacks, and the written-agreement and signed-receipt rules. DOCX, no signup.
Payroll Change Form
Payroll Change Form Templates
Six free payroll change form templates for US small business: an all-purpose change form, a pay rate change form, a status and FLSA reclassification form, a deduction authorization, a written pay change notice, and a processing checklist. Every form pairs current values with new values, and covers the state notice rules that require telling an employee before a pay change takes effect. DOCX, no signup.
Payroll Advance Agreement
Free Payroll Advance Agreement Template + Request Form
Six free payroll advance templates for US small business: the core advance agreement, a salary advance version, an employee request form, a standalone wage deduction authorization, an employee loan agreement, and a compliance checklist. Covers the written authorization states require before disbursement, the no-interest rule, and the minimum wage math for hourly staff. DOCX, no signup.
Overtime Policy
Overtime Policy Templates
Six free overtime policy templates for US small business: a standard policy, a short plain-language version for small teams, a mandatory overtime policy, a request and approval form, a handbook section, and a compliance self-check. Written to the current federal salary threshold of $684 per week, with the daily overtime states flagged and the new W-2 overtime reporting requirement covered. DOCX, no signup.
Direct Deposit Authorization Form
Free Direct Deposit Authorization Form for Small Business
Free direct deposit authorization form templates for small business: standard, split, change and cancellation, and contractor ACH versions. DOCX.
Income Verification Letter
Free Income Verification Letter Templates
Free income verification letter templates for small business: standard, self-employed, and rental versions, plus a salary-consent form. Download as DOCX.
Payroll Spreadsheet
Free Payroll Spreadsheet Templates for Small Business
Free payroll spreadsheet templates for small business: weekly, biweekly, hourly with overtime, salaried, taxes, contractor, and register. Excel.
Bonus Letter
Free Bonus Letter Templates for Small Business (6 Types)
Free bonus letter templates: year-end, performance, discretionary, Christmas, signing, and spot. State the amount, reason, and pay date. DOCX download.
Compensation Policy
Free Compensation Policy Template for Small Business
Four free compensation policy templates for small business: a standard version, an hourly and non-exempt version, a salaried and exempt version with FLSA classification, and a startup version with equity. Pay-philosophy picker, salary bands, and 2026 FLSA and pay-transparency guidance. DOCX, no signup.
Salary Increase Letter
Free Salary Increase Letter to Employee (7 Templates)
Free salary increase letter to employee templates: merit, COLA, promotion, annual, market, company-wide, retention. At-will clauses. DOCX download.
Severance Letter
Free Severance Letter Templates for Employers
Five free severance letter templates for small business: a standard position-elimination letter, a layoff and RIF letter, a mutual separation letter, an executive and over-40 letter, and a no-release goodwill letter. Plain-language transmittal letters that point to an attorney-prepared agreement. DOCX, no signup.
Termination Of Employment Letter
Free Termination of Employment Letter (7 Templates)
Free termination of employment letter templates: at-will, for-cause, performance, layoff, mutual, contract end, and probationary. DOCX download.
Last Day Of Employment Letter
Free Last Day of Employment Letter Templates
Five free templates for employers to confirm an employee's last day: after resignation, after termination or layoff, on mutual or contract end, an employment verification of last day, and a manager's farewell note. With a final-pay and offboarding checklist. DOCX, no signup.
Payroll Deduction Authorization Form
Free Payroll Deduction Authorization Form (6 Templates)
Six free payroll deduction authorization form templates for small business: a standard form plus benefit premiums, loan and advance repayment, 401(k), uniform and equipment, and one-time deductions. With FLSA minimum-wage-floor and written-consent language. DOCX, no signup.
Payroll Policy
Free Payroll Policy Template for US Small Business
Four free US payroll policy templates for small business: a standard company policy, a lean small-business version, an SOP-style policy and procedures document, and an employee-facing handbook section. Covers pay periods, overtime, FLSA classification, deductions, and timekeeping. DOCX, no signup.
On-Call Policy For Hourly Employees
On-Call Policy for Hourly Employees (6 Free Templates)
Six free on-call policy templates for hourly employees: a general policy plus on-call pay, retail and restaurant, healthcare, IT and manufacturing, and a signable agreement. Built on the FLSA engaged-to-wait rule that decides when on-call time is paid. DOCX, no signup.
Contractor Policy
Free Contractor Policy Template for Small Business
Four free independent contractor policy templates for US small business: a standard policy, a lean small-business version, a classification checklist, and an onboarding checklist. Covers the classification tests, the agreement, W-9 and 1099-NEC, misclassification risk, and access. DOCX, no signup.