Set Up Multiple Direct Deposit Accounts

Summary

Use Payroll, Main, Employee Maintenance to distribute an employee's direct deposit across multiple bank accounts. You can assign fixed amounts, percentage-based distributions, or a combination of both.

Resolution

Before you begin
  • Enter fixed-amount accounts before percentage-based accounts.
  • Use a unique bank account number for each direct deposit account.
  • Verify that Approved appears in the Pre-Note Sent field before processing deposits.

Fixed amount and remaining balance

Use this setup when an employee deposits a fixed amount into one or more accounts and sends the remaining balance to another account.

Set up fixed-amount accounts

  1. Open Payroll, Main, Employee Maintenance.
  2. In Employee No., select the employee from Lookup.
  3. On the Main tab, select the Direct Deposit check box.
  4. Select Direct Deposit.
  5. For Account #1, enter the bank account number, account type, description, and routing/transit number.
  6. Select Fixed Amount in Distribution Method.
  7. Enter the fixed dollar amount in Amount.
  8. Select OK.
  9. Repeat steps 5 through 8 for each additional fixed-amount account.

Set up the remaining balance account

  1. Enter a different bank account number, account type, description, and routing/transit number.
  2. Select Percent of Net Wages in Distribution Method.
  3. Enter 100% in Percent.
  4. Verify that Approved appears in Pre-Note Sent.
  5. Select OK.
  6. In the Direct Deposits window, select Accept.
  7. In the Employee Maintenance window, select Accept.
Note: If Approved doesn't appear in Pre-Note Sent, complete the pre-note approval process before continuing.

Equal split between two accounts

Use this setup when an employee wants a 50/50 distribution between two accounts.

Set up the first account

  1. Open Payroll, Main, Employee Maintenance.
  2. Select the employee in Employee No..
  3. On the Main tab, select the Direct Deposit check box.
  4. Select Direct Deposit.
  5. Enter the account information for Account #1.
  6. Select Percent of Net Wages in Distribution Method.
  7. Enter 50% in Percent.
  8. Select OK.

Set up the second account

  • Enter the account information for Account #2.
  • Select Percent of Net Wages in Distribution Method.
  • Enter 100% in Percent.
  • Verify that Approved appears in Pre-Note Sent.
  • Select OK.
  • In the Direct Deposits window, select Accept.
  • In the Employee Maintenance window, select Accept.
Note: The final account must use 100%. This setting captures rounding differences. Otherwise, the system prints a check for the remaining amount.

 

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Last Modified Date
Tue Jul 28 14:59:05 UTC 2026
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