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aliciah45
Level 1

Direct Deposit did not process

I ran payroll for my client yesterday but many of the employees have not received their direct deposit. The paychecks are not pending at the bank yet which is odd. What is going on?

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ZackE
Moderator

Direct Deposit did not process

Thanks for becoming part of the Community, aliciah45.
 

Your direct deposit funding timeframe determines how many days in advance of a paycheck's date that you send the payroll to Intuit for processing.
 

You may have one of the following time funding times:
 

  • Same-day - Workers are paid the same day you send payroll to Intuit. This is only available with a Premium or Elite subscription.
  • Next-day - Workers are paid the next banking day after you send your payroll to Intuit.
  • 2-day - Workers are paid two banking days after sending your payroll to Intuit.
  • 5-day - Workers are paid five banking days after you've sent payroll to Intuit.

 

I'd initially recommend confirming what your funding time is set to.
 

Here's how:
 

  1. Use the Gear () icon, then go to Payroll settings.
  2. Scroll to your Direct Deposit section.
  3. Review the funding time above your direct deposit limits.

 

Now you'll know how long it currently takes for employees to receive their funds.
 

There's also a few scenarios which can cause an employee to not receive their funds on time:
 

  • An employee's bank account information was entered incorrectly.
  • There's a problem on the financial institution's side.
  • The pay date occurs on a weekend or holiday.
  • Your direct deposit payroll was submitted after the cutoff time, which is 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. When this happens, payroll will be processed on the next banking day.

 

If your situation falls under the first two listed reasons, funds will be rejected back to Intuit, then returned to your bank account they came from. This process can take 2-3 business days after the scheduled pay date.
 

In the event your employee still didn't receive their funds by 5:00 PM after the set settlement date, I'd recommend getting in touch with our Customer Care team. They'll be able to pull up your account in a secure environment, conduct further research, and create an investigation ticket if necessary.
 

They can be reached while you're signed in:

 

  1. Use the Help (?) icon.


     
  2. Click Contact Us.


     
  3. Enter a description of your situation in the What can we help you with? field, then hit Let's talk.


     
  4. Select Start messaging or Get a call.

 

Be sure to review their support hours so you'll know when agents are available.
 

I've also included a few detailed resources about working with direct deposit which may come in handy moving forward:
 

 

Please don't hesitate to send a reply if there's any additional questions. Have a wonderful Friday!

aliciah45
Level 1

Direct Deposit did not process

Nope, this is definitely a quickbooks issue. I processed everything on time. This is not my mistake.

Rmcmfg
Level 1

Direct Deposit did not process

Same thing for me, I ran payroll yesterday but the money was not withdrawn from my bank account today,

and employees were not paid, the payroll status shows in was sent and received 

Direct Deposit is still Process
Level 1

Direct Deposit did not process

This is happening to me today for our payroll. Did you get this resolved??

Nicole_N
QuickBooks Team

Direct Deposit did not process

Thanks for joining this thread. 

 

I see that you also have a similar concern about employees not receiving their direct deposit. I'd be glad to help and share additional information to resolve this.

 

When an employee doesn't receive their direct deposit, it's possible that it was rejected or mistakenly allocated to a different employee. Here are common scenarios on why your employees won’t get their direct deposit:
 

  • Scenario 1: The account or routing number is incorrect
  • Scenario 2: The account is for another employee

 

To rectify this, make sure to check your employee's direct deposit bank account details. You can also utilize this article for more details: Handle a direct deposit paycheck that was not received by an employee.

 

If there are issues with the bank information, the funds will be rejected and returned to the employer's account. This process will take 2-3 business days after the pay date. If the employee still did not receive the funds by 5 PM after the settlement date, please give our Support Team a call so we can do a direct deposit trace.


 For additional insights into direct deposit rejection, I encourage you to consult the following link as a helpful resource.

 

 

I'd love to know how this goes. Please get back here for any updates about this. If you have additional questions about direct deposit in QuickBooks, feel free to leave a reply. I'm always around to lend a hand. Keep safe.

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