Bonuses can be included with your regularly scheduled payroll submission, or you can submit a separate payroll to pay your employees’ their bonuses.
To add a bonus to an employee’s check, follow the below steps:
- "Start Payroll" as normal
- While in the "Enter Payroll" screen, select the blue plus box under the earnings column
- Choose from either an existing earning or create one if needed
- Add a description if desired
- Enter the amount
- Click the blue "Add Earning" button
- Complete payroll as normal
OR
- Click "Start Payroll" in the Quick Actions Section on the Company Dashboard
- Select “Start Now” under “Bonus”
- Enter your desired check date, pay period dates, frequency, and any changes you’d like to make to regular deductions and withholdings
- “Continue” in the bottom right corner
- Select the employees you would like to give a bonus to
- “Add employees”
- Enter the Bonus amounts
- "Save and Preview" in the bottom right corner
- Review your payroll and make changes as needed
- Submit!
OR
If you’d like your employees to receive a flat net amount of your choice:
- Choose "Start Payroll" in the Quick Actions Section on the Company Dashboard
- Select “Start Now” under “Bonus”
- Enter your desired check date, pay period dates, frequency, and any changes you’d like to make to regular deductions and withholdings
- “Continue” in the bottom right corner
- Select the employee you would like to give a bonus to
- Choose “Add Net-to-Gross Check” to the right of each employee
- Enter the net amount you’d like the employee to receive and a description if desired
- Click “Add”
- Repeat for each employee you are giving a bonus to
- “Cancel”
- "Save and Preview" in the bottom right corner
- Review your payroll and make changes as needed
- Submit!
Note, you can add the flat rate supplemental wage withholding percentage using Bonus payroll processing type.
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