To set up your employee for direct deposit, you need to get an authorization form from us, Steves.
Before proceeding, ensure you have an active payroll subscription, as this is required to enable direct deposit. Next, we can proceed with setting up your company payroll for this pay type.
Once done, have your employee fill out, sign, and date the authorization form and provide a voided check from your bank account. To complete this step, follow the steps below:
- Click this link to complete the steps in the product.
- Once done, select Fillings, then Employee Setup.
- Under Authorization for Direct Deposit, choose the option Bank Verification.
- Select View.
After finalizing the form, we can now set up your employee for direct deposit. To do so, here's how:
- Use this link to complete the steps in the product.
- Choose your employee.
- On the Payment method, choose Start.
- Open the Payment method dropdown, and select Direct Deposit.
- Choose a direct deposit option:
- Direct deposit to one account
- Direct deposit to two account
- Enter the employee’s routing and account numbers.
- Click Save to finalize the setup.

I'll also include this helpful article that will walk you through running your first payroll in QuickBooks: Create and run your payroll.
For more personalized assistance with payroll tasks, consider collaborating with our experts. You can Explore QuickBooks Payroll to streamline your processes effectively.
Feel free to comment below if you have other concerns about this process.