Manage Payroll Transactions – Zenoti Integrated Payroll
This article provides an overview of how to manage payroll transactions in Zenoti Integrated Payroll.
Overview
Transactions refers to any movement of money managed by Zenoti for payroll processing. You can view and manage transactions for any company in the Transactions section from the right side menu of Zenoti Integrated Payroll dashboard.
Zenoti manages two primary movements of money:
Debits: Funds are moved from the Employer to Zenoti. Zenoti uses the following payment methods for Employer debits: ACH, FedWire
Credits: Funds are moved from Zenoti to the Employee or the tax authority. Zenoti uses the following payment methods for Employee credits: ACH
Timing
ACH debit: posts to Employer bank account between 12:00 pm ET and 10:00 pm ET on the day of the approval deadline
ACH credit: Posts to Employee bank account by 9am local time on payday*
Instant payment credit: Posts to Employee bank account between 7:30am ET and 8:00am ET on payday
*Zenoti transmits all ACH credits to Employee banks by 8:30am ET on payday. Most banks make these funds available immediately. However, some banks may not post funds to Employee bank accounts until later in the day. In these cases, the Employee should contact their bank for more details on posting schedules.
Debits
Debits are submitted for processing on the day of the approval deadline, typically 60 minutes after the payroll is approved. Debits typically post to the Employer bank account between 12:00pm ET and 11:30pm ET on the day of the approval deadline. Debits sometimes fail. Zenoti typically receives notification of this failure between 12-72 business hours after processing. This means that some debits initially succeed, are marked as "paid", and are then updated to a "failed" status. This delayed timing is a feature of the ACH network and is out of Zenoti’s control.
Debits cannot be canceled, but failed debits can be retried in the Transactions tab in console. See more details on failed debits in our article - Handle Failed Funding in Zenoti Integrated Payroll.
Some business bank accounts have "debit blocks" on them for security. In this case, Zenoti needs specific authorization before it can debit funds. To avoid failed fundings (and delays to payroll), companies should whitelist the following ACH company ID:
1209306000
Credits
Credits (for payroll items and contractor payments) are processed by Zenoti on the day before payday.
Cancel credits
ACH credits can be canceled until 1:00pm ET on the day before payday. Instant payment credits can be canceled until 8:00am ET on payday. Once canceled, they can be retried to a new Employee bank account, or refunded to the Employer. To cancel an eligible credit:
Reach out to support@zenoti.com and escalate as time-sensitive request. Our payroll operations team will assist with canceling the draft payment if requested within the timeline.
This action will soon be available within Zenoti system against respective transaction that is yet to be processed.
Reverse credits
ACH credits can be reversed in the Transactions tab in console up to 5 business days after payday. Instant payment credits cannot be reversed. Employers should communicate directly with the receiving party to arrange return of funds.
Reversing an ACH credit removes the funds from the Employee bank account and cannot be undone. To reverse an eligible credit:
Reach out to support@zenoti.com and escalate as time-sensitive request. Our payroll operations team will assist with canceling the draft payment if requested within the timeline
This action will soon be available within Zenoti system against respective transaction that is yet to be processed
Retry or Refund credits
A failed or canceled credit can be retried to a new bank account or to the original bank account. Credits can be retried immediately after they fail. They can also be refunded to funding account if payment is handled outside of Zenoti. For more information, refer to Handle failed employee payments after payroll is processed article.
Transaction statuses
Status | Description |
Draft | Transaction has been created but no money movement has been initiated |
Pending | Transaction is being prepared for processing |
Processing | Transaction has begun processing |
Paid | Transaction has completed successfully. Note that paid transactions can still subsequently fail due to ACH returns |
Canceled | Transaction was canceled via Console, API, or by the Check team |
Failed | Transaction either failedimmediatelyor was returned after initially succeeding |
Refund processing | Transaction is being refunded to the Employer but has not yet succeeded |
Refund failed | Refund to the Employer has failed |
Refunded | Transaction has been refunded to the Employer |
Reversal processing | Reversal from the Employee is processing |
Reversal failed | Reversal from the Employee has failed |
Reversed | Reversal from the Employee has succeeded. In most cases, a refund will automatically process. |