Product updates

Check now supports effective dating for the company defined attributes API. When an `effective_start` is not defined, if the attribute has not yet been initialized, it will be set to 1900-01-01. Otherwise, Check will set the `effective_start` to the current date by default. To learn more about company defined attributes, see our guide here.

You can now update processing periods from 2-day to 1-day via API. This change makes it possible to edit ‘processing_period’ for a payroll object in a draft state, making it easy to switch payrolls from 2-day to 1-day (and vice versa) programmatically. Please note, there is additional cost associated with moving to 1-day processing, so reach out to the Check team before upgrading. Learn more about processing periods in our knowledge base.

The Tax Setup API will return a new ‘definitions’ field as part of the ‘tax parameter object’. This new field provides more information regarding the tax parameter setting values, including the minimum, maximum and any associated constraints. As of right now, the definitions are only available for SUI rate tax parameters. Learn more about tax parameter definitions here.

You can now approve payrolls via wire up until 2PM PT the day before payday via the API or Check Console. This provides a more automated way to fund and expedite payrolls via wire. In Console, you will see an option to fund by wire when a payroll is within a draft state (see Loom demo). Through the API, you can send a PATCH request with ‘funding_payment_method’: ‘wire’ and then approve normally. Learn more about funding payrolls by wire in the API here.