QuickBooks Payroll Bulletin | December 2009

For QuickBooks Direct Deposit Customers

How will Christmas Day (Friday, Dec. 25, 2009), New Year’s Day (Friday, Jan. 1, 2010), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 18, 2010), and Presidents’ Day (Monday, Feb. 15, 2010) affect my direct deposit?

Intuit QuickBooks Payroll will not process direct deposits on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009; Friday, Jan. 1, 2010; Monday, Jan. 18, 2010; and Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, because of the Federal Reserve Bank’s observance of the Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Presidents’ Day holidays.

Christmas Day

If your normal paycheck date is on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act, you should:

1. Change your paycheck date to Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
2. Send your payroll by 5 P.M. Pacific time on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009

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...
Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009	Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009	Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009	Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009
Friday, Dec. 25, 2009	(See message above.)
Monday, Dec. 28, 2009	Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009	Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009	Monday, Dec. 28, 2009
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009	Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009	Monday, Dec. 28, 2009	Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009
*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.

New Year’s Day

If your normal paycheck date is on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act, you should:

1. Change your paycheck date to Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009
2. Send your payroll by 5 P.M. Pacific time on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009

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...
Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009	Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009	Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009	Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009
Friday, Jan. 1, 2010	(See message above.)
Monday, Jan. 4, 2010	Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009	Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009	Monday, Jan. 4, 2010
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010	Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009	Monday, Jan. 4, 2010	Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010
*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.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

If your normal paycheck date is on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act, you should:

1. Change your paycheck date to Friday, Jan. 15, 2010
2. Send your payroll by 5 P.M. Pacific time on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

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, Jan. 15, 2010	Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010	Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010	Friday, Jan. 15, 2010
Monday, Jan. 18, 2010	(See message above.)
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010	Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010	Friday, Jan. 15, 2010	Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010	Friday, Jan. 15, 2010	Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010	Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010
*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.

Presidents’ Day

If your normal paycheck date is on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act, you should:

1. Change your paycheck date to Friday, Feb. 12, 2010
2. Send your payroll by 5 P.M. Pacific time on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010

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, Feb. 12, 2010	Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010	Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010	Friday, Feb. 12, 2010
Monday, Feb. 15, 2010	(See message above.)
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010	Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010	Friday, Feb. 12, 2010	Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010	Friday, Feb. 12, 2010	Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010	Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010
*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.