Cash Requirement Report
Understand cash requirements and how to read the report for payroll management effectively.
Overview
This article shows how to read the Cash requirements report in Check Console—how to run it, what data it includes, and when to use it for troubleshooting.
What are cash requirements?
Cash requirements represent the total amount Check debits from the Employer’s bank account to fund payroll. The debit includes only the items Check remits on the Employer’s behalf.
Included in cash requirements | Not included in cash requirements |
Direct-deposit net pay | Manual checks (non-direct-deposit net pay) |
Supported Employee taxes | Unsupported Employee taxes |
Supported Employer taxes | Unsupported Employer taxes |
Managed child-support payments | Unmanaged child-support payments |
Employee benefits (including fringe) | |
Employer benefits (including fringe) | |
Post-tax deductions | |
Partner invoice amounts |
Employers may see other payroll-related debits—such as Partner invoices or benefits premiums—withdrawn by separate vendors.
Cash requirements report
The report lists every amount Check will debit for a single payday: net pay, supported taxes, and managed garnishments. The Cash requirements column totals these amounts; Check debits that total on the morning after the scheduled payroll-approval date. You can export the report as a CSV.
Report columns
Column heading | Definition |
Employee | Employee public ID |
Contractor | Contractor public ID |
First name | Worker first name |
Last name | Worker last name |
Contractor business name | Business name, if provided |
Direct deposit | Net pay to deposit in the worker’s bank |
Remittable company taxes | Employer taxes Check remits |
Remittable employee taxes | Employee taxes Check remits |
Managed post-tax deductions | Child-support payments Check remits |
Cash requirements | Total payroll funding Check debits from the Employer |
When to use this report
- First payrolls – confirm the debit matches expectations or the prior provider.
- Unusually large payrolls – review cash needs before approval.
- Debit troubleshooting – reconcile a specific employer’s funding amount.
- Ongoing monitoring – verify payroll totals before each debit.
Run the report in Console
- Open the company record and select Payrolls.
- Select the relevant payroll.
- In Totals, review summary amounts.
- At the upper right, select Cash requirements breakdown to download the CSV.
Recording
Last updated on June 30, 2024