Checklist: Setting Up Payroll Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer

If you are new to the Payroll Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer feature, review a checklist to guide you through the process.

Step Description Location
1 Determine if net payroll should be posted directly to the employee's bank.

Enable the Post net payroll directly to bank option.

General tab of the Payroll Setup form in Settings > Payroll > General in the desktop application.

For more information, go to General Tab of the Payroll Setup Form.

2 Determine whether bonus and adjustment runs should be directly deposited.

Enable the Direct deposit for bonus/adjustments option.

General tab of the Payroll Setup form in Settings > Payroll > General in the desktop application.

For more information, go to General Tab of the Payroll Setup Form.

3 Determine whether or not Social Security numbers print on the direct deposit report and ACH files.

Enable the Print Social Security number on journals and direct deposit reports/files option.

General tab of the Payroll Setup form in Settings > Payroll > General in the desktop application.

For more information, go to General Tab of the Payroll Setup Form.

4 Set up enterprise-wide direct deposit information, such as ACH origination numbers. NACHA File Format tab of Settings > Cash Management > Banks.

For more information, go to NACHA File Format Tab of the Banks Settings Form.

5 Set up direct deposit information for each employee.

You can specify both payroll direct deposit and expense payment direct deposit information for a single account on the same row on the Direct Deposit grid.

You do not have to complete the Expense Repayments Method and Expense Repayments Amount/Percent fields if you plan to process only payroll direct deposits.

Direct Deposit grid of the Accounting tab in the Employees hub in Hubs > Employee > Employees

For more information, go to Employees Accounting Tab.

6 Complete an initial direct deposit (pre-note) with a minimal amount for each employee. Select a Processed Payment run with a minimal amount override and make changes on the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) form in Payroll > Payroll Payments.