Checklist: Processing and Posting Payroll

If you are new to Payroll, you may find it helpful to review a Payroll Payment Processing checklist to guide you through the process.

These topics provide the steps to complete the requirements for each type of payroll payment run:

• Run a Regular Payroll
• Run a Bonus Payroll
• Run a Payroll Adjustment

The following tables provide an overview of the different stages for processing payroll payment runs, with links to relevant topics that can help you accomplish the specific details for each step:

Table 1. Set Up the Payroll Payment Run

Step	Description	Related Topics
1	Establish the general parameters for the payroll payment run, such as the following: Run Type (Regular, Bonus, and Adjustment) Process Type (Manual and Automatic) Relevant Payroll and Payment Run Dates Period to Include Company and Employee Selection Criteria Payment Sorting Options	Contents of the New Payment Run Page of the Payroll Payments Form Process Regular Payroll Using Date Ranges Establish Selection Criteria for Automatic Regular Payroll Runs Specify a Different Pay Period for Regular and Overtime Hours

Table 2. Select Employees and Modify Employee Pay Information for Payroll Payment Processing

Step	Description	Related Topics
2	For manual process types of payroll payment runs, select employees to include in the payroll payment run.	Select Employees for Manual Select Processing
3	Modify the pay hours for hourly and salaried employees, if needed.	Modify Pay Hours for Hourly Employees Modify Pay Hours for Salaried Employees
4	Specify other pay amounts for the employee, if needed.	Specify Other Pay Amounts for the Current Period
5	Override calculated withholdings for the employee, if needed.	Override Calculated Payroll Withholding Amounts Override Calculated Payroll Contribution Amounts
6	Review employee details and pay information.	View Detail for an Employee
7	Run draft payroll and make adjustments as necessary.	Review the Draft Payroll Journal
8	Process payroll payments.	Processing Payments in the Payroll Payment Run

Table 3. Print and Assign Payment Numbers, Post Payroll Payments

Step	Description	Related Topics
9	Print payments.	Print Payroll Checks Modify Check Margins
10	Assign payment numbers.	Assign a Check Number to a Single Check Assign check Numbers to a Group of Sequential checks Print an Internal Copy of All Checks in a Payroll Run Export Paychecks to a Text File
11	Post payroll.	Post Payroll

Table 4. Process Electronic Funds Transfer/Payroll Direct Deposit

Step	Description	Related Topics
12	Process payroll direct deposit and electronic funds transfer, if applicable.	Process Payroll Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer