Contract
What Envelope is being built to do
Every clause of the product Envelope is building toward, and how much of it the code does today. Judged from the code and tests, not from plans.
0 of 71 clauses done
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- 0 partial
- 71 missing
Judged at commit bb36d76 ·
Published clauses
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Target and push further
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Product target
- Category
- Full-service US small-business payroll
- Replaces
- Gusto, ADP RUN, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Payroll, Warp, Rippling Payroll, OnPay
- First buyer
- Owner, office manager or bookkeeper of a US employer with 1–100 employees, hourly and tipped workers, remote staff and 1099 contractors, paying in USD; also accounting firms operating many client companies
Progress by area
8 areasTarget and push further · 8 areas
- Company, people and jurisdiction records0 done0 partial7 missing
- Earnings, calculation and run preparation0 done0 partial8 missing
- Funding, payments and binding authority0 done0 partial6 missing
- Taxes, deductions and proof of completion0 done0 partial14 missing
- Migration, connectors and product handoffs0 done0 partial9 missing
- Employee, accountant and daily operations0 done0 partial10 missing
- Owned installation, custody and separate products0 done0 partial10 missing
- Agents carrying payroll through to evidence0 done0 partial7 missing
All clauses
Showing 71 of 71 clauses
| Clause | Title | Status | Evidence or gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company, people and jurisdiction records 0 done · 0 partial · 7 missing | |||
| ENV-001target | Company and tax setup | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete company and tax setup behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-003target | Employee and contractor onboarding | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete employee and contractor onboarding behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-007target | Multi-state and remote workers | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete multi-state and remote workers behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-017target | New-hire and rehire reporting | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete new-hire and rehire reporting behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-027target | Effective rules and compliance calendar | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete effective rules and compliance calendar behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-031target | Industry and special-worker payroll | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete industry and special-worker payroll behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-032target | Multiple companies without crossed liabilities | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete multiple companies without crossed liabilities behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| Earnings, calculation and run preparation 0 done · 0 partial · 8 missing | |||
| ENV-005target | Pay schedules and deadlines | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete pay schedules and deadlines behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-006target | Explainable gross-to-net engine | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete explainable gross-to-net engine behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-008target | Approved hours and earnings intake | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete approved hours and earnings intake behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-009target | Tips and qualified compensation reporting | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete tips and qualified compensation reporting behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-010target | Pre-run checks and understandable preview | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete pre-run checks and understandable preview behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-012target | Off-cycle, correction and final pay | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete off-cycle, correction and final pay behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-020target | Leave pay and payroll accruals | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete leave pay and payroll accruals behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-033target | Configurable pay items and reviewed bulk changes | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete configurable pay items and reviewed bulk changes behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| Funding, payments and binding authority 0 done · 0 partial · 6 missing | |||
| ENV-004target | Verified direct deposit and protected bank changes | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete verified direct deposit and protected bank changes behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-011target | Approve, fund and pay on payday | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete approve, fund and pay on payday behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-013target | Contractor pay and information returns | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete contractor pay and information returns behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-034target | Approval binds an exact current transaction | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete approval binds an exact current transaction behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-035target | Real rails and uncertain effects reconciled safely | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete real rails and uncertain effects reconciled safely behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-036target | Pay cards, urgent pay and reimbursement choice | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete pay cards, urgent pay and reimbursement choice behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| Taxes, deductions and proof of completion 0 done · 0 partial · 14 missing | |||
| ENV-002target | State and local registration agent | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete state and local registration agent behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-014target | Federal deposits and employment returns | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete federal deposits and employment returns behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-015target | State, local, paid-leave and disability filings | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete state, local, paid-leave and disability filings behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-016target | Year-end W-2, W-3 and corrections | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete year-end w-2, w-3 and corrections behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-071target | SSA name and SSN verification for accurate wage reports | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete ssa name and ssn verification for accurate wage reports behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-018target | Garnishments, levies and remittances | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete garnishments, levies and remittances behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-019target | Benefits, retirement and state savings | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete benefits, retirement and state savings behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-069target | Unemployment claim response and agency follow-through | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete unemployment claim response and agency follow-through behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-021target | Workers compensation from actual payroll | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete workers compensation from actual payroll behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-025target | Tax notices owned through resolution | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete tax notices owned through resolution behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-066target | Externally enumerated nationwide payroll coverage | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete externally enumerated nationwide payroll coverage behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-037target | Filing-year schemas and authorization lifecycle | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete filing-year schemas and authorization lifecycle behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-067target | Elected R&D payroll-tax credit and carryforward | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete elected r&d payroll-tax credit and carryforward behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-038target | Register-to-bank-to-agency-to-ledger reconciliation | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete register-to-bank-to-agency-to-ledger reconciliation behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| Migration, connectors and product handoffs 0 done · 0 partial · 9 missing | |||
| ENV-023target | Balanced accounting sync | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete balanced accounting sync behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-026target | Reconciled mid-year switch from incumbents | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete reconciled mid-year switch from incumbents behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-030target | Documented API, webhooks and agent tools | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete documented api, webhooks and agent tools behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-039target | Challenger imports and accountable exit | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete challenger imports and accountable exit behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-040target | Effective-dated HRIS and leave handoff | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete effective-dated hris and leave handoff behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-041target | Job earnings, labor actuals and separate finance products | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete job earnings, labor actuals and separate finance products behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-042target | Connectors with visible health and repair | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete connectors with visible health and repair behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-043target | Benefits broker and regulatory data exchange | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete benefits broker and regulatory data exchange behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-044target | Signature, communications and practice handoff | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete signature, communications and practice handoff behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| Employee, accountant and daily operations 0 done · 0 partial · 10 missing | |||
| ENV-022target | Employee and contractor pay portal | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete employee and contractor pay portal behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-024target | Payroll, tax, labor and certified reports | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete payroll, tax, labor and certified reports behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-028target | Payroll roles and sensitive-data audit | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete payroll roles and sensitive-data audit behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-029target | Accountant multi-client workspace | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete accountant multi-client workspace behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-068target | Controlled employment and income verification | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete controlled employment and income verification behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-045target | Native mobile payroll and accessible desktop | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete native mobile payroll and accessible desktop behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-046target | Persistent payroll follow-up and automation | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete persistent payroll follow-up and automation behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-047target | Employee pre-check and accountable payroll cases | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete employee pre-check and accountable payroll cases behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-048target | Saved reports, dashboards and reproducible cost analysis | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete saved reports, dashboards and reproducible cost analysis behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-049target | Transparent operating costs and service exit | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete transparent operating costs and service exit behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| Owned installation, custody and separate products 0 done · 0 partial · 10 missing | |||
| ENV-050target | Owner-run installation on Cloudflare through Base | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete owner-run installation on cloudflare through base behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-065target | Partner-led employer activation and accountable service | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete partner-led employer activation and accountable service behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-051target | Secure sign-in and revocable sessions | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete secure sign-in and revocable sessions behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-052target | Agents are scoped credentials, not approving people | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete agents are scoped credentials, not approving people behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-053target | Complete archives and inactive restore | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete complete archives and inactive restore behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-054target | Retention, lawful erasure and durable anonymized audit | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete retention, lawful erasure and durable anonymized audit behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-055target | Declared external data and owner independence | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete declared external data and owner independence behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-056target | Visible durable operations and recovery | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete visible durable operations and recovery behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-057target | Safe private inputs, files and public doors | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete safe private inputs, files and public doors behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-058target | US-first complete payroll and honest product boundaries | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete us-first complete payroll and honest product boundaries behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| Agents carrying payroll through to evidence 0 done · 0 partial · 7 missing | |||
| ENV-059push further | Prepare every run and explain every changed paycheck | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete prepare every run and explain every changed paycheck behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-060push further | Keep every jurisdiction whole before its deadline | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete keep every jurisdiction whole before its deadline behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-061push further | Prove each run to the cent and chase the cause | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete prove each run to the cent and chase the cause behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-062push further | Answer government notices through accepted closure | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete answer government notices through accepted closure behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-063push further | Answer hiring and payroll questions before commitment | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete answer hiring and payroll questions before commitment behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. |
| ENV-064push further | Carry the switch to a clean first quarter | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete carry the switch to a clean first quarter behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
| ENV-070push further | Explain a worker's own paycheck with citations | Missing | Gap: No implementation exists; the complete explain a worker's own paycheck with citations behavior and its public-door acceptance journey remain to be built and proven. Round 3 additions and their acceptance cases are also unimplemented. |
How statuses are judged
- Done
- It ships in the default install, and a cited test or journey exercises it.
- Partial
- Some of it ships, it ships only behind an opt-in, or there is code with no requirement-level test.
- Missing
- There is no implementation.