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July 2024 New Partner Promotion Terms – New Starter Firms

Last updated June 13, 2024

These July 2024 New Partner Promotion Terms (“Promotion Terms”) together with the Accountant Program Terms of Service (“Accountant Program Terms”) and the Gusto Terms for Promotional Offers & Discounts (“Discounts Terms”) (collectively, “the New Accountant Promotion Agreement”) contain the terms and conditions that govern participation in the promotion described below (“New Accountant Promotion”).  Capitalized terms not defined in these Promotion Terms have the meanings ascribed to them in the Accountant Program Terms and Discounts Terms, as applicable.  In the event of a conflict between these Promotion Terms and the Accountant Program Terms and the Discounts Terms, these Promotion Terms will govern with respect to the New Accountant Promotion.  As used in these Promotion Terms, “you” and “your” both refer to the participating Accountant Partner (as defined in the Accountant Program Terms).

By participating in this New Accountant Promotion, you agree to be bound by this New Accountant Promotion Agreement.  Subject to these Promotion Terms, eligible Accountant Partners may qualify to receive a single ACH payment (the “Promotion Payout”) of up to $16,000 or elect to receive an invoice credit in an equal amount (see “Promotion Credit” below). 

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to participate in the New Accountant Promotion, you must fulfill the following criteria (“Participation Criteria”): you must (a) enroll in the Accountant Partner Program as an Accountant Partner in the Starter tier (as described at https://gusto.com/partners/accountants) for the first time on or after July 1, 2024, (b) accept the Accountant Program Terms, and (c) meet any eligibility criteria therein.

Accountant Partners who meet the Participation Criteria must also fulfill the following criteria in order to be eligible to receive a Promotion Payout (“Payout Criteria”): 

  • During the ninety (90) day period beginning on the date on which you meet all Participation Criteria, as determined by Gusto (such date the “Enrollment Date” and such ninety day period the “Promotion Period”), you must Enroll two (2) or more Qualifying Partner Clients (as defined below) to Gusto; 
  • A Qualifying Partner Client is a Partner Client that (a) onboards at least three (3) employees to such Partner Client’s Employer Account during the Promotion Period and pays such employees via Gusto Payroll for the duration of the Promotion Period; (b) has a federal EIN that has not previously been used on Gusto; (c) maintains an Employer Account in good standing through the Promotion Period; (d) remains your Partner Client for the Promotion Period. 

Promotion Payout

Accountant Partners who meet the Participation Criteria and Payout Criteria above will be eligible for a one-time Promotion Payout as further described herein. Accountant Partner must provide a completed Form W-9 to Gusto in order to receive the Promotion Payout. The Promotion Payout will be transmitted via ACH to the Accountant Bank Account. The Promotion Payout is $400 for each Qualified Partner Client added after the first Qualified Partner Client calculated as of the end of the Promotion Period, up to a maximum payment value of $16,000.  In other words, the first Qualified Partner Client added will never be eligible for a Promotion Payout and the Promotion Payout will only count Qualified Partner Clients added after the first Qualified Partner Client.  For example, if you add four Qualified Partner Clients during the Promotion Period, you will be eligible to receive a $400 payment for three Qualified Partner Clients: the second, third and fourth Qualified Partner Clients only.  You will receive the Promotion Payout on the first of the below dates to fall 120 days after your Enrollment Date (each a “Payout Date”):

  • October 31, 2024
  • January 31, 2025
  • April 30, 2025
  • July 31, 2025 and every three (3) months thereafter.

If Accountant Partner is unable or unwilling to receive a Promotion Payout, Accountant Partner may request to receive an alternative promotion by applying the value of the Promotion Payout as a credit to Accountant Partner’s Gusto Payroll Service Fees and/or Client Service Fees (as applicable) (“Promotion Credit”).  The Promotion Credit may only be applied to Gusto Service Fees.  In the event that the total amount of Gusto Service Fees is less than the Promotion Credit, the Promotion Credit will be paid out on a pro rata basis so long as (a) Accountant Program continues to meet the Participation Criteria herein for the duration of the period in which the Promotion Credit is being paid out, (b) the invoiced amount of Service Fees or Client Service Fees remains greater than $0.  Termination of your Firm Account or of all Client Employer Accounts associated with the Firm Account will forfeit the Promotion Credit. For the avoidance of doubt, selecting the Promotion Credit will render Accountant Partner ineligible for the Promotion Payout.  The Promotion Credit may be applied to the Revenue Share Incentive or the Volume Discount Incentive, subject to these Promotion Terms  The Promotion Credit may be combined or stacked with other discounts or promotions. ..

Accountant Partners must not participate in pay-per-click advertising on trademarked terms, including any derivations, variations or misspellings thereof, for search or content-based campaigns on Google, MSN, or Yahoo. For the purposes of these terms, trademarked terms include Gusto, Gusto Payroll, Gusto HR, Gusto Benefits, Gusto Cashout, ZenPayroll, Gusto Coupon, Gusto.com and Buy Gusto (all keywords apply as a broad match). 

Gusto may modify or terminate this New Accountant Promotion or these Promotion Terms for any reason and at any time, at Gusto’s sole discretion, without notice. Gusto reserves the right to declare a Partner Client or an Accountant Partner ineligible for the New Accountant Promotion if Gusto determines that Accountant Partner is abusing the New Accountant Promotion.