Pay a bonus

Paying your employees a bonus this year? Lucky them! Bonuses are not only a great incentive, they're a wonderful way to thank employees for a job well done.

Pay separate from a regular paycheck

Click Payday.
Select Bonus and then click Next.
Select a pay schedule and pay method, if necessary.
Select your bonus settings.
1. Calculate a net-to-gross amount. What's this?
2. Select retirement deductions. Why should I do this?
3. Use a federal supplemental tax rate. What's this?
Click Next.
Enter the bonus amount for each employee and a memo (optional) to include on the paycheck.
Click Preview Payroll and then review bonus details.
Click Submit to Intuit.

If your bonuses includes paper checks, make sure you write and deliver the bonus by the pay date

See also

• Select deductions for bonus checks
• Add to a regular paycheck or issue separate bonus checks
• Net-to-gross bonus calculation
• Select deductions for bonus checks
• Supplemental tax rates