ABS Entertainment Payroll & Production Payroll Reviews 86

Late…due to an “I.T. Meltdown”. Or “Solar Flares”, or a wire-transfer glitch. I don’t know who runs ABS, but my gut tells me they’re a running-dog lackey of the AMPTP. Production blames ABS, and doesn’t question whatever ABS says. ALSO, ABS snail-mails your paystubs to your home address. They may or may not send a .pdf of all the stubs to the Production Office. On the shows I’ve done with ABS, Production didn’t tell the crew this…I knew to ask, because on a previous show, ABS said sending them to the Home Address was their policy. We had to raise holy hell to get them to give us our stubs on location. This is actually a big deal, because without your stub, there’s no way to audit your pay until the show’s wrapped, you’re back home, and the Production Office has packed-up and gone.

Absolute scammers they will steal your money

I used ABS Payroll for an indie feature I produced and I can't thank them enough for their professionalism. Without them, we couldn't have made our movie. The process was smooth and easy. Thank you guys and see you on the next project!

We have worked with Justin Gourlay a few times and each time our experience has been amazing because we learn so much from him and we are always confident that our payroll is handled with a great deal of attention to detail. We trust ABS because their actions support their reputation! We will continue to work with ABS in the future!

I have worked with ABS Payroll on many, many projects. They are incredibly kind, informative, they will help you through the process all the way. I've done small micro-budget films with them, larger budget films, tv series, and they are incredible every time. Justin and Kris always make sure my production is taken care of and are fast, reliable, and on point. They are my first call and I tell everyone I know who is looking for a payroll company to go to ABS.

ABS Payroll provided amazing service! Our rep Justin Gourlay was always there to provide answers to any questions we had and he always went above and beyond to make sure everything went smoothly! Working with ABS made our experience effortless and we will definitely be working with them again! We highly recommend ABS to producers, you will be in the best hands with your film! Thank you Justin and everyone at ABS!!

Impeccable service! Great for producers just starting out and learning about the entertainment business.

ABS and our representative provided unparalleled service. They made the process simple and were able to turn around payroll and make complex documentation a breeze. I highly recommend them to anyone needing production services.

Kris, Daniel and Tharsis made accounting a pleasure! We had a tight budget, they worked with us! I'll definitely call on ABS again!

Sarah and Kris were outstanding. I have been working in the film/television industry for 15 years. I finally had the opportunity to run payroll for my crew. I was so impressed with how easy the whole process was. Really impressed with ABS and I look forward to using them again!

ABS Payroll was wonderful to work with! They are organized and communicate extremely well. Once I was put in touch with our ABS representative, I was able to reach her throughout any working day with our questions and concerns. I always received prompt answers. They made the payroll process with SAG-AFTRA very easy. I was pleased to see that the president of the company, Kris King, reached out to me personally regarding my employees when we had to submit injury reports and get them treatment after we wrapped. I always felt like we were in great hands with ABS Payroll and can't recommend the company enough. I will definitely work with ABS on my next film!

My experience with ABS Payroll was fantastic, and I strongly recommend their services. In the fall of 2017 I served as PM on my first narrative feature, and it was my first time working with SAG and a payroll company after years of working on lots of smaller non-union projects.

Throughout the project, SAG proved to be far and away the most disorganized, bureaucratic, and unhelpful organization that I have ever encountered. But every step of the way, Jason Alexander and his team at ABS Paryoll went above and beyond to offer some of the best service I have received anywhere. They were ultra-responsive and friendly, and provided an easy-to-use online portal for document sharing and review.

As a client with a small payroll to fulfill, I expected many times for them to be dismissive or slow to respond, knowing that they have lots of bigger fish clients to serve. But they made themselves available by phone and email readily, and were friendly and helpful long after I expected them to begin to blow me off. My most sincere thanks to Jason and his team.

My insurance broker recommended Kris King & ABS, and I wasn’t quite sure if I would be willing to try a new payroll company... I then did a little research and discovered they were a subsidiary of BONDIT, a company I was familiar with; and who have a stellar reputation in feature film financing... so I gave it a shot. Well I could not be happier with their better than competitive pricing; along with how easy they made the arduous task of payroll. Tharsis, our paymaster, was meticulous while still being a joy to work with... I highly recommend giving ABS your union and/or non-union entertainment projects!

I'm an independent film producer, often dealing with small budgets and little help. I have been working with ABS for a few years now. They are one of the most reliable, trustworthy, and stress free vendors that I deal with on a regular basis. I definitely recommend talking to them about any payroll needs! I only wish they handled residuals!

ABS were there with us every step of the way. They were prompt in their work, polite, patient. Their professionalism and attention to detail made us feel that we are not only being provided a high-quality service but are also taken care of.

I would love to work with them again on many more projects to come.

Jason Alexander was amazing. I would recommend ABS to anyone who needs payroll! A perfect fit for our little production. I will definitely be coming back! Thank you again!

ABS kept the process simple. Every step of the way they gave explicit instructions for newcomers, were available for questions and always followed thru.

The customer service was excellent, they went above and beyond made me feel really comfortable. My reps name was Jason I must've called him at least 15 times he took all of my calls answered all of my questions and made sure I understood everything before we hung up. Definitely will be using them in the future. 10 Stars if it were available!!!

Outstanding from start to finish. Answered all of our questions fast and efficiently. I would definitely use them again and refer to anyone looking for a top notch payroll company. Thanks you Justin Gourlay and Daniel Willett you gentlemen are the best!

ABS was the perfect partner in producing our first SAG Indie; they took all the angst of payroll and reporting off of our shoulders so we could focus on the production. We look forward to building on our relationship with future projects.