Employees
love the convenience! Paychecks can be
automatically deposited into employees’ accounts, no
matter where they bank. The benefits to employees
include being able to receive their paychecks even if
they are absent from work and not having to rush to the
bank to deposit their checks after work.
Several
direct deposit options are available for businesses:
-
BillPay Payroll Processing – Enroll in BillPay and
direct deposit paychecks in a matter of minutes.
Employees can be notified by e-mail that their
deposit has been made and the amount. By using
BillPay Payroll, it is very easy to add and delete
employees as their employment status changes.
Prefer to have two signatures on paychecks?
BillPay Payroll allows two signatures/approvals
before direct deposits are made. Fees:
part of Business BillPay, which is $6.50 month with
10 free transactions (additional transactions are
$.45). Each payroll counts as one transaction.
-
NACHA-Formatted File – This is the software that
simply lets the business e-mail the payroll
information directly to the bank. The file is
encrypted before being sent so that no identifying
information can read if the file is intercepted.
The bank then handles the rest – we send the
paychecks electronically to all employees’ banks.
Fees: $100 set-up and testing fee, $5 monthly
service fee and $.05 per transaction; encryption
software normally costs between $60 and $100 and is
purchased/owned by the customer; $25 for Annual ACH
Rules book for compliance purposes.
- “PIM”
Payroll – By using the bank’s Paperless Item Module
(PIN), we do the work for you! This is an
excellent tool for businesses whose payroll software
cannot create a NACHA-formatted file as in the
option above. Simply send the bank a listing
of employees and the amounts of their paychecks
(sent to the bank in an encrypted file). We
use our technology to support you and your
employees. Fees: $50 set-up and testing
fee, $5 monthly service fee and $.25 per
transaction; encryption software normally costs
between $60 and $100 and is purchased/owned by the
customer; $25 for Annual ACH Rules Book for
compliance purposes.
Businesses
who participate in direct deposit also qualify their
employees for Partners Banking at First State Bank &
Trust. Features of Partners Banking include no
minimum-balance requirement, reduced fees on mortgage
loans, free order of checks and one-year free rent on a
safe deposit box.