It will not allow me to direct deposit payroll for my employee.

Hi there, annie. Thank you for considering the Community to assist you with your direct deposit concern in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

If the system says that your employee will be paid via paper check in the run payroll window. Then they will be paid via paper check. Since you want them to get paid via direct deposit, we’ll need to void the paper check and refer to Step 2: Create your paychecks and send your payroll section to re-create it: Create and run your payroll.

Before that, let’s make sure that you have set up your company payroll for direct deposit to start paying your employees directly to their checking, savings, or money market accounts.

After that, we can go over to your employees to set them up to get them paid in this option. Since you’re done setting up your company, let’s proceed to get the direct deposit authorization form by following the steps below: 

1. Go to the Taxes menu and select Payroll Tax.
2. From there, select Filings, then, Employee Setup.
3. Next to Authorization for Direct Deposit, select Bank Verification.
4. Select View.

Lastly, we can go over your employee’s payment method to pay them via direct deposit:

1. Go to the Payroll menu and select Employees.
2. Select your employee and navigate to the Payment Method section.
3. Click, Start, or Edit to set it up or make changes.
4. In the select payment method window, click the dropdown and select Direct Deposit.

Moreover, here’s a resource you can visit to know what time you should submit the payroll. It also contains complete details about the processes and using your subscription: When to send your direct deposit payroll.

Feel free to post your concerns or any follow-up question here regarding payroll. I’m always here to help. Have a good one!