Product updates

We have added new warnings to the Payroll API, the Run Payroll Component, and Console to help employers avoid potential penalties for tax payments made after the deadline. These new warnings now alert users if they are running a payroll where taxes may be remitted after they are due and guide the user to a solution.

In certain cases, tax payments for all-manual payrolls may be remitted after the tax-payment deadline. This can be resolved by funding the payroll by wire or paying at least one employee by direct deposit. 

Note that this feature is a follow-up to our March 14 release, “Upcoming Warnings for Potential for Late Tax Payments for All Manual 4-Day Payrolls”: these warnings are now available in the API.

We are excited to launch the External Payroll API. The External Payroll API allows  partners to upload historical pay data to Check automatically, to enable new self-service workflows for migrating companies. You can find documentation about this API here!

We have updated employee and contractor onboard status logic as it relates to SSN validation, removing the need to enter placeholder SSN values in order to run payroll. Previously, an employee or contractor needed a value in the SSN field or would have a `blocking` onboard status; SSN validation status was not considered in onboard status. Now, either a missing or invalid SSN will result in a `needs_attention` onboard status. This makes employee and contractor onboard statuses more comprehensive, making it simpler for you to surface missing or invalid SSNs to end users. These missing SSN values are important to resolve before tax filings. Read more about SSN validation and onboard status here.

A common question your support operators receive from employers is, what is happening with my payroll right now, and are all payments looking good to land on time? Historically, you have had limited visibility to answer those questions in the Console and have needed to escalate any questions to Check.

To solve this, we have added a new feature in Console called Payroll Status that will allow you to quickly see what is currently happening and, most importantly, what should happen next with a payroll and its associated payments given their current state. You can see this new functionality on any payroll object in Console under Payroll Status, below the Details section. Please see a Loom recording for more information.