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Payroll: Check Override – BETA

A check override allows you to temporarily adjust an employee’s paycheck for the selected check date. You can block various earnings, deductions, and direct deposits, and override tax percentages and frequency. After the payroll is processed, the payroll settings will return to normal for the next check date.

IMPORTANT: Checkwriters' new Payroll experience is currently in beta testing

 

Start a Check Override
Layout
  - Specifications
  - Blocks
  - Notes
Edit an Existing Override

 


Start a Check Override

Override an employee’s check by navigating to Payroll (module) → Dashboard → Get Started/Enter & Review → Batches (tab) → Enter Pay Data (select batch)→ Detail Entry (tab) → (confirm check) → Overrides.

Important: Confirm the proper check is selected before completing an override. Select a check with the Check dropdown, which reads “Pay # of #”.

A screenshot of the Detail Entry page highlighting the Check dropdown, where you should confirm the check, and the Override button.

 


Layout

A screenshot of the Check Override aside, highlighting the Override application section of the page.

  • Override this check only: The override will only apply to the selected check.
  • Override all checks for this employee: The override will apply to all checks of the displayed check type.
  • Remove Override: Remove the override from the check. This option will only be available for reopened overrides.

Specifications

A screenshot of the Specification section of the Check Override page.

  • Tax Frequency: Taxes are calculated on the employee’s Base Pay frequency (e.g., if they are paid biweekly, the default tax frequency is biweekly). You may override the tax frequency to calculate income withholding.
  • Deduction Multiplier: Enter a rate at which the deduction should be multiplied, if applicable.
  • Override FITW %: Enter the rate at which Federal Income Tax Withholding should be withheld from the check, if different from the standard amount.
  • Override SITW %: Enter the rate at which State Income Tax Withholding should be withheld from the check, if different from the standard amount.
  • Special Payment Flag: Select this checkbox to apply the State and Federal supplemental tax rates.
  • Block Labor Allocation: Select this checkbox to remove all departments besides the employee’s Home Department. All other departments set up on the Employee Center: Departments page will be blocked from this check.
  • Block Direct Deposit: Select this checkbox to turn off all direct deposits for the employee. This checkbox will automatically be selected on the override if it is selected on the corresponding paycheck attribute in Company (module) → Company Setup → Paycheck Attributes.

Tip: To select individual direct deposits to block, rather than blocking all of them, use the “Block Direct Deposits” field, as explained below.

 

Blocks

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“Blocking” an Earning, Deduction, or Direct Deposit means that the selected options will not be applied to the check.

  • Block Earnings: Select any earnings codes you wish to turn off for this override.
  • Block Deductions: Select any deduction codes you wish to turn off for this override.
  • Block Direct Deposits: Select bank accounts that should not receive a direct deposit for this override.

Notes

A screenshot of the Notes section of the Check Override page.

  • Check Stub Memo: This note will appear on the check stub and will therefore be visible to employees.
  • Notes: This note will only be visible to users with access to Payroll and/or Reporting.

 

Edit an Existing Override

From the Detail Entry page, select the Check Override Override icon. button to view and edit an active override. This button will only appear on checks with an active override.

A screenshot of the Detail Entry page, highlighting the active Check Override button.