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Instructions for On-Line Student Payroll 
This memo describes the new on-line student payroll process effective May 2000. Please refer to this document for instructions on using the system.

International Student 
International student employees should use this form

Download the international student payroll timesheet in Excel format.

Instructions for Online Nonexempt Payroll 
Effective March 30, 2002, an online timekeeping application for nonexempt staff was implemented in WIN (Wake Forest Information Network).

Upon employment you will have access to an electronic timecard under your Personal tab in WIN, labeled 'My Timecard.' Enter and save your hours for pay in this timecard and then hit submit by midnight of the the last day of the biweekly pay period. Your supervisor, or named proxy with approval authority, will approve or reject your hours. Your pay will be calculated and paid on the Friday following the end of the pay period. Please reference Payroll Schedule for detailed dates.

Online Timekeeping Proxy Authorization 
Complete this form to authorize a proxy to act on your behalf, with full approval authority, for the nonexempt staff or student online timekeeping application. The authorization must be designated by the department head, grant manager, or project manager. The completed form may be e-mailed, faxed, or mailed to the Payroll Office. Please contact Pam Brown, at x3929 or brownpc@wfu.edu with any questions.

Download the proxy authorization form in PDF format.

Payroll Schedule 
The schedule includes pay dates for all payrolls as well as due dates for data changes. Data changes include, but are not limited to, changes to pay rates, departments, W-4 or NC-4 forms, and automatic direct deposit, and extra pay information.

Commonly Asked Questions 

 

Tax Forms 
Use these forms to submit all tax information to the payroll office. To read and print these forms, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader software, available at no charge from the Adobe Web site.

Download IRS Publication 4766 - Making Work Pay Credit - in PDF format.

Download IRS Form W-4 (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate) in PDF format.

Download IRS Form W-5 (Earned Income Credit Advance Payment Certificate) in PDF format.

Download IRS Form 8233 (Exemption From Withholding on Compensation for Independent Personal Services of a Nonresident Alien Individual) in PDF format.

Download the Instructions for IRS Form 8233 in PDF format.

Download Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) in PDF format.

Download Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) Fact Sheet in PDF format.

Download NC-4 (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate) in PDF format.

IRS Application for a Social Security Number

IRS Application for a Tax Payer Identification Number

Download the Instructions for Form W8-BEN (to claim treaty benefit tax exemptions for foreign nationals with passive income, e.g. royalties)

Download Form W8-BEN (to claim treaty benefit tax exemptions for foreign nationals with passive income, e.g. royalties)

Commonly Used Links 
Choose any of the links below to do further research and fact finding.

North Carolina Department of Revenue

IRS Website

PayCheckCity.com - a pay check what-if calculator

iFigure.com - another pay check what-if calculator

Federal Form W-4 (Federal Withholding) Calculator

Tax Treaty Information from Windstar Technologies: A commerical site that includes partial texts of tax treaties of benefit to international student and scholars.

Student Employment Office

Monthly Business Mileage Log  
Drivers of University owned, leased, or courtesy vehicles are to complete and forward to the Payroll Office the "Monthly Business Mileage Log" each month. The Payroll Office uses the information provided on the log to determine the taxable value of the driver's personal usage of the vehicle. The driving year for determining the taxable value is November 1 through October 31. The value is imputed on a calendar year basis, with any adjustments made during November and December. Please contact the Payroll Office, at campus telephone 5184, for more information.

Download the monthly mileage log in Excel 2007 format.

Direct Deposit Authorization 
The direct deposit authorization is available to all faculty, staff and student workers.

Download the direct deposit authorization form in Excel format.

Requirements for International ACH transactions (IAT)
Effective September 18, 2009

Due to new banking regulations, effective September 18, 2009, funds electronically deposited through the Automated Clearing House (ACH), also known as “direct deposit”, into a U.S. bank, and either forwarded to a non-U.S. bank or funded by a non-U.S. bank, dollar-for-dollar, require the University to submit supplemental information with the ACH transaction. The supplemental information include: Name and physical address of the receiver (beneficiary), Account number of the receiver, Identity of the receiver’s bank, Correspondent Bank Name, Bank ID number and Bank Branch Country Code, and Payment Related Information – reason for the payment. The same information is also needed for any supplemental intermediary financial institutions that are involved. Click here to fully explore all the requirements of this new regulation.

Student Employment Action Form 
Use this form when hiring new students or when changing student worker information such as name, pay rate, department, and/or status.

Download the Student Employment Action Form in Word format.

Research Request Form 
Use this form to request research of a payroll issue.

Download the research request form in Word format.

Stop Payment Request Form 
This form is used to request a stop payment on a payroll check.

Download the stop payment request form in Word format.

Employee Authorization Form for Contributions to University Gift Clubs 
This form is used to allow the University to withhold your gift club contribution from your paycheck.

Download the authorization form in Excel format.

Questions and comments 
If you need to ask a question dealing with payroll issues, please contact one of those listed below. Fax documents to (336)758-3607. You may also email questions by clicking on a name listed below.

Contact Name

Phone Number

Cathy Dillingham,
Associate Director, Payroll
(Faculty & Exempt Staff Monthly Payrolls)

x4861

Buffi Vestal,
Payroll Specialist
(Faculty & Exempt Staff Monthly Payrolls)
(Student Payroll)

x5184

Pam Brown,
Payroll Specialist
(Nonexempt Payroll)

x3929

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