In the left navigation bar, click Employees.
Click the Run payroll drop-down arrow, and select Bonus only.
On the Run Payroll: Bonus Only page, select an option:
- As net pay— take-home pay or what's left AFTER payroll withholdings are taken out.
- As gross pay— total pay or what you make BEFORE payroll withholdings and applicable deductions are taken out.
Click Continue.
Enter the Pay date.
Select the checkbox next to each employee to include in this bonus run.
You are now ready to enter the bonus info and finish your payroll.
Enter the bonus amount for each employee.
Optionally, enter a message to appear in the Memo box of the check or pay stub.
Optionally, click the pencil icon next to Payroll options, select the checkboxes for the options you want, and click Apply. Payroll options include only options relevant to this bonus run.
Click Preview payroll and review the payroll.
Click Submit payroll.
Optionally, click Print checks or Print pay stubs. (The checks or pay stubs open in a separate page.)
When you’re all done, click Finish payroll.