How do I change my default settings for entering supplemental checks? (2025.02)

A supplemental check is an additional paycheck issued to an employee outside of the standard payroll cycle. This check is typically used to pay for earnings that were not included in the regular paycheck, such as bonuses, commissions, retroactive pay, or corrections for previous underpayments. 

Override payroll settings

Use the override payroll settings option ot manually adjust or customize payroll to bypass the default settings. This is helpful for handling exceptions, special cases, or one-time changes that should not affect the general payroll settings. 

Deactivate direct deposit

Use this option to deactivate the direct deposit net type pay code. Net pay amounts will be assigned to the Net type pay code. 

Monthly period number

Override the current monthly period number and calculate pay codes using a different monthly period number. 

Federal withholding rate

Override the federal calculation in the employee settings with a different federal withholding rate. 

State withholding rate

Override the state calculation in the employee settings with a different state withholding rate. 

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