How do I change the bank account in Payroll?
Description
Cause
  • Time was entered prior to changing the bank in Setup, Pay Groups.
  • Tasks, Process Payroll or reprocessing the checks will not correct.
Resolution

You can change the bank in the Pay Group setup, but reprocessing checks will not update the bank. You must update it manually on existing checks.

  1. Enter the correct bank on the Pay Group:
    1. Go to Payroll, Setup, Pay Group.
    2. Enter the correct bank account for the Pay Group.
    3. Click Accept line, then Accept table.
  2. Correct the bank assigned to existing checks:
    1. Go to Payroll, Tasks, Enter Checks.
    2. Enter the Employee ID, Period End Date, and select a Check sequence.
    3. Click Chk Info.
    4. Select the correct Bank and click OK.
    5. Click Process, select the applicable calculation frequencies and click OK.
    6. Click Accept Check.
    7. Repeat steps a-f for all applicable checks.
  3. To completely remove the bank account from the list in Payroll:
    1. Go to Cash Management, Setup, Bank Accounts.
    2. Open the bank account.
    3. Select the GL Cash Accounts tab.
    4. Clear the check boxes in the Select the applications that can use this bank account section for the applications you do not want to have access to this account. You can recheck these in the future if you need to return access.
    5. Click Close.
      Note: You can still use the bank account in Cash Management and it will appear for inquiries and reports. Change the bank account description to "Do Not Use" if needed.

Notes:

  • To see what bank account is on checks in the new file:
    1. Go to Payroll, Inquiry, Check Information, Check Activity.
    2. Select the New file.
    3. Add a column by clicking any column header and select Add column.
    4. Click OK.
    5. Find Bank Account.
    6. Double click to add the bank account column to the inquiry.
    7. Click OK.
    8. This will show which bank account is on each check.
  • When you generate direct deposits from the new bank, click Options and verify the information is correct for the new bank.

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