InformationTitleHow to Run an Off-Cycle PayrollArticle DetailsArticle BodyHow to Run an Off-Cycle Payrolls You might need to pay your team outside of your regular pay schedule for a variety of reasons, and to do that you can run an off-cycle payroll as opposed to running a regular payroll. There are no extra fees to run an off-cycle payroll. Off-cycle payrolls (also referred to as custom payrolls or manual payrolls) use the same fields as a regular payroll run (withholding rates, deductions, and contributions). Therefore it is similar to running a regular payroll with the difference being the timing of the run. What are the reasons I might need to run an off-cycle payroll? The most common reasons are: Wage correction Forgot to include employee in regular payroll runFailed to include additional pay (tips are a common one)Missed hours for one or more employees on the regular payroll run Adjust salaried employee payLate payroll runBonus PayHoliday PayMissed pay increasesSick PayAn employee needing to be paid before the next paydayOutstanding wages or severance to a terminated employeeWages received from alternate sources (Cashapp, Zelle, Venmo)Reimbursements Running an Off-Cycle Payroll Select Run off-cycle payroll from the Pay section located in the top right corner to the right of the gear icon. Name your off-cycle payroll with a distinguishable title for your records.Select a reason for Off-Cycle runSelect the payday you want for this particular Off-Cycle runSelect the pay periodChoose the method of hours input Manually enter hours - Selecting this will allow you to enter a custom amount of hours for this Off-Cycle runImport time cards from selected pay period - Selecting this will allow you to import the employee’s hours from Homebase timecards. Select Withholding RateApply benefits and/or post-tax deductionsSelect applicable team members Note: Gross wages will not be tracked for employees who are skipped during payroll. If you will not be paying employees by direct deposit but still require gross wages tracked, then select "Paper Check." Manually enter the hours if you chose to do so in step 6. If not, follow the instructions as you would for a regular payrollFollow stages 3 and 4 and click Submit. Off‑Cycle Payrolls and Submission Cutoffs Off‑cycle payrolls can be created any time you need to pay outside your normal schedule (for example, bonuses, missed hours, or corrections).Key rules: Direct deposit lead time: Off‑cycle runs follow the same processing timeline as your regular payroll. If you are on 2‑business day processing, choose a pay date that is at least two business days after you submit, and submit before the daily cutoff.Choosing a sooner pay date: If the pay date you want is closer than your standard processing window allows, you have options: Print paper checks and hand them to employees.Contact Support to discuss options for 1-Day payroll processing. Note: You must already be on 2-Day processing to do this.Move the pay date further out to meet the cutoff. Deadlines: Off‑cycle submission cutoffs are the same as scheduled runs (see cutoff examples above). Example: If you submit by Thursday at 7 pm ET, the earliest direct deposit pay date on 2‑business day processing is the following Monday (payrolls do not process on weekends and banking holidays). Article Supplemental InfoURL NameOff-Cycle-Payroll