Toast Payroll: Manage Self-Written Paycheck Delivery

 In this Article:

• Payroll Delivery Option Comparison
• Self-Written Paycheck Delivery Basics
• Sign Up for Self-Written Paycheck Delivery
• Use Self-Written Paycheck Delivery

Payroll Delivery Option Comparison

Toast offers three different options to pay employees who choose to receive a paper (live) check. You may choose self-written, self-printed, or Toast-printed. If an employee is signed up for direct deposit, they will receive their funds electronically regardless of which method is chosen.

Self-Written Paycheck Delivery Basics

Self-written allows the company to pay its staff without reliance on Toast for paycheck creation and/or delivery. Typically, this means you choose to pay employees with a check written out of your local checkbook, but other popular options are to pay with cash or a payment app. You may even pay some employees with one method (e.g. cash) and others with a second method (e.g. company checks).
 

This is often an attractive option if not many employees receive paper checks, you'd like to eliminate the cost and delivery associated with paper checks, and/or you do not wish to print checks on-site. When using self-written, Toast Payroll will still issue vendor checks such as garnishments.
 

Sign Up for Self-Written Paycheck Delivery

To sign up, navigate to Settings > Payroll > Paycheck Delivery to select your preference. This is a company-wide setting that is typically set once and then left alone. See  for more details.

Use Self-Written Paycheck Delivery

Once payroll has been submitted, you will see the Toast Payroll Withdrawal Receipt. Note the information in the orange box.

Toast will deposit wages to employees who are signed up for direct deposit. The remaining employees will still need to be paid your own way (e.g. cash, company check, payment app, or through a combination of methods). Scroll down the page and select the  to review these employees and their net pay amounts.

This content is for informational purposes and is not intended as legal, tax, HR, or any other professional advice. Please contact an attorney or other professional for advice.