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Human Resources > Payroll Processing > EFT Processing > Create EFT File
Electronic fund transfer (EFT) is a method for direct deposit of employee payroll checks to their financial institutions. The transfer is accomplished by creating an EFT file during a payroll run. The file is then given to the employer’s financial institution to be transmitted to an automated clearing house (ACH). The ACH is normally a centralized, federal reserve bank that transmits necessary data for direct depositing to the employee’s participating depository financial institution (DFI). The difference between EFT direct deposit and the normal direct depositing option is that EFT depositing requires the employer to deliver the file to the financial institution.
Note: All fields on the Bank Codes > EFT tab must be populated. Otherwise, the create EFT file process cannot be performed.
There are two types of EFT file options available on this tab:
| Field | Description |
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| Payrun | During a regular or supplemental payroll run, a check stub is produced for each employee participating in the direct deposit process if the Print Voided Checks field is selected on the Run Payroll page at the time payroll is processed. The actual check portion of the payroll check is voided. With the EFT payrun, the system creates the file as well as a direct deposit report indicating all of the information included on the EFT file for the employee. The report also includes the total net pay and the total number of employees included in the report. |
| Pre-Note | If selected, you can select employees and add their bank account information used in the Prenote EFT file on the Maintenance > Staff Job/Pay Data > Pay Info tab. A prenote file must be created for employees not previously processed using electronic fund transfer. The file is used to notify the employer’s financial institution of employees who are new to the EFT direct depositing process. The file must be created for employees not previously processed using electronic fund transfer. The file must be presented to the employer’s financial institution prior to the inclusion of the employee on the EFT file. The system produces a report and a prenote file. |
| Effective Date | Type the date that the EFT file is effective in the MMDDYYYY format. |
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If Payrun is selected, the last four pay dates are displayed in the table. Select a payroll for the EFT file being created.
If Pre-Note is selected, payrolls cannot be selected from the table.
Click Create EFT File. An Export dialog box is displayed.
Under Save as type, select Text or CSV.
Click Export to export the file. Otherwise, click Cancel to cancel the creation of the file and return to the Create EFT page. If you click Export, the following options are available:
If the EFT file was saved successfully, a message indicating that the EFT file was created successfully is displayed.
If errors were encountered between voided and issued check amounts, an Error Listing Report is displayed.
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