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October 12, 2025
Question

I just ran my payroll and it wants me to print checks for my direct deposit. How do I fix it?

  • October 12, 2025
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Payroll did not directly deposit my checks but wants me to print all of my employees paychecks

7 replies

QuickBooks Team
October 12, 2025

You can check the employee's payment method to confirm the direct deposit setup, Sahack.

 

When setting up an employee's profile in QuickBooks Online, you can choose either Direct Deposit or Paper check. Update the payment method to Direct Deposit to ensure secure and timely payments are made directly to their bank account.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Hover over to My apps, then select Payroll and click on Employees.
  2. Choose your employee.
  3. From the employee's profile, scroll down and click Edit under Payment method.



  4. Choose Direct Deposit from the Payment method dropdown.

 

Once done, you can void the paycheck if you've created it with a paper check. Then, create a new one for direct deposit.

 

Please note that direct deposit transactions need a specific processing lead time. If Payroll is not submitted within the required timeframe, QuickBooks Online will default to printing physical checks as a backup. It's essential to meet direct deposit deadlines to avoid disruptions.

 

Check this article to determine the available funding time for each subscription: When to send your direct deposit payroll.

 

Feel free to leave a comment below if you have questions about Payroll direct deposit in QuickBooks Online.

QuickBooks Team
October 16, 2025

Hi Sahack,

 

I just wanted to follow up to check if the resolution we provided helped resolve your issue.

 

Please let us know if everything is now working as expected or if you’re still experiencing any problems.

 

We’ll be glad to assist further if needed.

January 6, 2026

I have had this same issue for the last few months. I use direct deposit through our bank so I don't need a printed check but I have to print now so I print to a PDF and it takes a LONG time. Why did this change? How do I fix it?