Hello, @cls24747.
I'm here to help share additional information about the additional surcharge added to your billing on top of your monthly payroll subscription.
The per-contractor, per month fee, is the same as the per active employee fee in your QuickBooks Online Payroll subscription. You're able to issue as many direct deposit payments to a contractor as needed with just this flat fee.
You will only be charged if you have run a direct deposit payment for your contractor. If you're still charged even if you didn't run direct deposit, you'll need to contact our payroll support for help. The details and support number is included in this article: Contractor direct deposit.
As always, you can visit our site whenever you need some helpful references in the future: Help articles for QuickBooks Payroll.
This should guide you on the right track. Should you have other questions about the direct deposit for your contractor, please let me know. I'm here to help.
