Payroll Setup for Employees

Each employee that you pay with SuitePeople U.S. Payroll must have an employee record in NetSuite. Employee records store all tax, earning, deduction, contribution, and time-related information that affects payroll. They also contain employees' home addresses and workplaces, and employees’ banking information for direct deposit payments.

Important:

After you edit employee records, you must update payroll information. For more information, see Updating Payroll Information.

Watch the following video for information about setting up employees for payroll:

The following topics cover payroll setup for employees:

• Including an Employee in Payroll

• Decreasing Elective Deferral Limits for an Employee

• Setting up Direct Deposit for an Employee

• Setting up Earnings for an Employee

• Setting up Deductions for an Employee

• Setting up Company Contributions for an Employee

• Setting up Accrued Time for an Employee

• Taxes and Jurisdiction Setup for Employees

• Updating Payroll Items for Multiple Employees

Related Topics

Enabling Payroll

Entering Company Information for Payroll

Entering Workplace Records for Payroll

Updating Payroll Information

Payroll Preferences

Retirement Plan Setup

Payroll Items Setup

Running Test Payroll Batches

Setting up Year-To-Date Information From Your Previous Payroll System

Entering a Payroll Start Date

Payroll Setup

General Notices