What PayStubCheck does
Prepare, preview and download clear records
PayStubCheck is a standalone, browser-based document-preparation service. It helps people create paystubs, earnings statements, tax-form records, contractor agreements and business records from information they are authorized to provide.
You enter the details, watch the live preview update as you type, and decide whether to finish the document. Paid documents are purchased one at a time; the Free Paystub needs no card and no checkout.
PayStubCheck is built around documents. It does not run payroll, move money, file returns or act as a bookkeeping service.
How the pieces connect
One place for the records around your income
Most people need more than a single document. The product range covers paystubs and earnings statements, W-2 and 1099 records, the Schedule C preparation record, independent contractor agreements, expense reports and mileage logs, plus free calculators and public research.
Smart Match points you to a suitable document based on how you earn, and Document Packs show which records work together — with every tool still available on its own.
Create only the records you need, preview each one, and stop at any step.
Paystubs
Free and paid paystub options
The Free Paystub uses the Simple Wide template and sends the finished PDF to the email address you provide — no payment required.
The Basic Paystub offers five clean templates. The Advanced Paystub provides three realistic payroll-style templates with calculated earnings, taxes, deductions, check details and year-to-date totals.
The Premium Paystub is the most detailed payroll-style format, with a choice of template styles and an optional company logo. The Professional Earnings Statement adds ten templates, ten color themes and your own logo.
Calculation integrity
U.S. paystub figures are checked again before the PDF
For 2026 U.S. paystub products, the figures in the browser are previews. Checkout and final PDF generation recalculate from validated payroll facts using versioned federal, FICA, state, local-review, statutory-program, deduction, supplemental-wage and year-to-date rules.
When a scenario is unsupported or unresolved, the generator stops before purchase instead of quietly substituting an estimate.
Tax forms
W-2, 1099 and Schedule C preparation records
Form W-2, 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC records are produced as recipient-copy formats with a full preview first. Recipient copies are not for filing.
The Schedule C preparation record organizes business income and expenses for tax years 2020–2026 and is delivered as PDF + CSV. It is a preparation record; it does not file a return, and 2026 uses a draft basis.
Agreements
Independent contractor agreements
The Independent Contractor Agreement records the services, payment terms, expenses, tools, ownership of work product, subcontracting, confidentiality and termination choices the parties select, with signature lines for both.
The finished agreement is unbranded so it can be used as the parties’ own document, and an optional company logo can be added.
The agreement does not by itself determine worker classification, which depends on the actual working relationship and applicable law.
Business records
Expense reports and mileage logs
The Expense Report + Mileage Log helps contractors, gig workers and small businesses track reimbursable costs and business mileage in one organized record, with logo upload and four themes.
It complements earnings records by documenting the other side of everyday work: what the business or worker spent.
Free tools
Income Document Calculators
Ten free Income Document Calculators help you check the arithmetic on an earnings statement, restate income on a monthly or yearly basis, and work through overtime, changes to pay, final checks and time-card rounding.
They run in your browser with no charge and no sign-up, and each tool isolates one calculation so you can inspect it line by line before you create or rely on a document.
Choosing the right record
Smart Match and Document Packs
Smart Match starts with your situation — gig worker, freelancer, independent contractor, small business or employee — and suggests the documents that fit.
Document Packs group records into guided paths with upfront separate pricing. There is no forced bundle and no subscription.
Saved profiles
An account-free browser workspace
The optional Workspace saves frequently reused company and worker details in your own browser’s local storage, so supported generators can be prefilled for your review.
No account is created, and Workspace deliberately does not save Social Security numbers, EINs or tax IDs, bank details, pay rates, earnings or tax calculations.
Previews and delivery
See the document before you pay
Every tier shows a complete live preview of your document while you work. Paid documents remain watermarked until checkout.
After checkout, the clean PDF is available on the confirmation page and a backup copy is emailed. The Free Paystub is delivered to the email address you provide, with no checkout step.
U.S. research
State wage-statement research
PayStubCheck maintains a public 2026 wage-statement database covering all 50 states plus Washington, DC.
Each state page identifies its scope, links to the official sources used, and shows a last-verified date, so readers can check the underlying rule rather than rely on a generic summary.
Canada
Canadian provinces and territories
Canadian users have a dedicated Canada hub: a Canadian pay statement generator, a page for every province and territory plus the federally regulated regime, and a 2026 Canada pay statement database with official citations and a downloadable CSV.
Canadian requirements are researched separately from U.S. rules because statement content, delivery and retention differ by jurisdiction.
How research is built
Methodology and editorial standards
Public research puts official sources first: statutes, regulations and government agencies, not commercial summary charts. If a source does not establish a detail clearly, the page says so instead of filling the gap.
Wage-statement rules are kept separate from tax calculations, updates are dated, and corrections follow a published process. Read the research methodology, the editorial standards and corrections & updates.
Your responsibilities
Accurate information, reviewed before use
PayStubCheck tools are intended for legitimate personal recordkeeping, contractor and small-business organization, and document preparation using information you are authorized to provide.
You are responsible for the accuracy of what you enter. Review every field and the complete preview before purchase, and check current official instructions whenever a figure is legally or financially consequential.
Clear boundaries
What a generated document is — and is not
PayStubCheck does not verify income, employment, identity or tax compliance, and it cannot promise that a landlord, lender, employer, agency or other recipient will accept a generated document.
Generated output is not an employer-issued payroll record, an official tax filing or independent third-party evidence. Recipient-copy tax forms are not filings.
PayStubCheck does not provide legal, tax, accounting or payroll advice. Stating these limits clearly is part of how the tools are designed.
Privacy in practice
Information used to make your document
Information you enter is used to calculate, generate and deliver the document you choose. Payments are processed by Stripe, and PayStubCheck does not store full card numbers.
Paid checkout payloads may be kept temporarily so the purchased PDF can be generated and delivered. PayStubCheck does not maintain a permanent database of detailed payroll, employment or tax-form entries, and generated PDFs are not stored long-term. See the Privacy Policy and Privacy in practice.
Why PayStubCheck
Principles behind the tools
- Preview the complete document before you pay.
- No account or signup required.
- No forced bundles or subscriptions.
- Official-source research you can inspect.
- Limits stated plainly, not hidden in fine print.
Questions or corrections are welcome through the contact page or at support@paystubcheck.com.