You cannot complete payroll until you have defined the payment elections rules for the run category?

• A. False
• B. Not sure
• C. Sometimes
• D. True

Answer: (D)

Payment elections determine how employees will be paid in a payroll run, so they must be defined before finalizing a run category. The payroll system needs to know the destination of the net pay—whether it goes to direct deposit accounts, checks, or another method—before it can produce payment files and complete the run. Without defined payment elections (for each employee or a valid default), the run cannot be finalized because there is no approved payment method to issue the funds. In practice, you ensure either an explicit payment election per employee or a consistent default for the run category so the payroll can be processed and paid correctly.