QuickBooks Payroll Bulletin | March 2008

For QuickBooks Direct Deposit Customers

How will Memorial Day (Monday, May 26, 2008) affect my direct deposit?

QuickBooks Payroll will not process direct deposits on Monday, May 26, 2008, because of the Federal Reserve Bank's observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

If your normal paycheck date is on Monday, May 26, 2008, to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act, you should:

  1. Change your paycheck date to Friday, May 23, 2008
  2. Send your payroll by 5 P.M. Pacific time on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
  3. For other check dates, you might need to send your direct deposit payroll a day earlier than usual, as described below:

    If you date your paychecks for... Send payroll by 5 P.M. Pacific time on... Your account will be debited on*... Employees get paid on...
    Friday, May 23, 2008 Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Thursday, May 22, 2008 Friday, May 23, 2008
    Monday, May 26, 2008 (See message above.)
    Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Thursday, May 22, 2008 Friday, May 23, 2008 Tuesday, May 27, 2008
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Friday, May 23, 2008 Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Wednesday, May 28, 2008
    *Accounts are typically debited before regular banking hours, so you should have sufficient available funds in your account the day before the actual debit occurs.

QuickBooks Payroll Bulletin
Editor: Lise Quintana
Publisher: Intuit
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