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Create bonus checks

Select
Setup
, then
Employees
 and make sure the
Bonus
 payroll item is active for employees.
If the Bonus payroll item isn't in the list, contact your Payroll Specialist.
note
If the bonus checks have the same check date as the regular payroll, contact your Payroll Specialist before and ask them to wait for both the regular and bonus submissions before they finalize the payroll checks.
  1. Select
    Actions
    , then
    Enter Time
    .
  2. In the
    Payroll schedule
     field, select
    On Demand
    .
  3. In the
    Mode
     field, select
    Standard
     to enter the gross bonus wages. Select
    Net to gross
     to enter a target "take home" pay for the bonus and have the system calculate the taxes and gross bonus wages.
  4. In the
    Pay item
     field, select the Bonus pay item.
  5. In the
    Frequency
     field, make the appropriate selection.
  6. In the
    Calculations to Disable
     section, select the items to block from calculating on the checks.
  7. In the
    Pay date
     field, select the pay date that is at least 3 business days in the future and within the current calendar year.
  8. Enter the pay period begin and end dates.
  9. Clear the checkboxes for any employees who should not receive a bonus check, and enter the bonus amounts for the employees who should.
  10. Select
    Disable
     in the
    Direct Deposit
     section if you want to issue paper checks.
  11. Select
    Create
    .
  12. If you need to make any tax adjustments, do so on the
    Detail
     tab. Certain taxes like Social Security, Medicare, employee-paid state unemployment tax and local taxes shouldn't be overridden.
  13. Select
    Preview Payroll
     to review the checks before submitting them to myPay Solutions for processing.
  14. Select
    Submit Batch
     when you're happy with the checks.
    note
    We can't block or delay the check stubs from posting to employee self-service portals.