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Paychecks are sent to the bank once a month on the 15th of every month (or the last business day before it if the 15th falls on the weekend). You may see it deposited in the bank account prior to that date (and you will see an email come from Reliant saying it was deposited many days before the 15th), but the funds are not typically released until the 15th although some banks do allow you to access the funds early once it appears in your account. Every bank is different on the timing. Currently, backpay is paid on a separate paycheck that comes in an email a few days after the original paycheck email, but both are still paid on the 15th. Toolbox balances will be updated by the end of the day on the pay date for each month. 

How to View

You will receive an email with your paystub sent to your Reliant email. The paystub will be sent a few days before the funds are actually available at the bank

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titleWhy wasn't I paid more? My account statement shows a higher balance.

The amount of money raised in MTD goes toward much more than just a missionary's take-home pay.

Example:

  • In January, $3,000 comes into the account you are responsible for.
  • $360 goes toward the Admin fee
  • $21 goes toward credit card transaction fees (this amount varies based on giving by credit card)
  • $400 goes toward your insurance coverages

This leaves you with a $2,219 ending balance available for next month's payroll (before taxes).

Of that $2,219 ending balance:

  • $342 goes toward FICA ($171 for the employee portion and $171 for the employer portion)
  • $100 goes toward federal taxes
  • $40 goes toward state taxes

This leaves you with $1,747 paid into your bank account on payday.

Tip

Pay stubs are typically available for viewing 3-5 business days before the pay date. January pay stubs may be delayed due to the tight processing timeline.

How to View

Pay stubs can be viewed on Staffnet by navigating to the Pay Stubs tab and clicking on the link to the pay date. You can print pay stubs by selecting "Printer-Friendly Version" and printing your computer screen. Reliant does not delete previous pay stubs, so employees have access to all their pay stubs at any time.

Understanding Your Pay Stub

Info

A pay stub shows all the amounts used to calculate how much is deposited into your bank account on payday. See below for a guide to the types of expenses used. This list is not exhaustive.

Your pay stub may have the following listed:

Missionary Information

If your address is incorrect, please refer to these pages based on your ministry assignment location:

Calculations for Current PaycheckPay TypesBank Deposit Information

Salary

Parsonage

Bonuses

Ministry Expense Bonuses

FICA Bonus

Taxable Reimbursements

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Backpay

Direct Deposit

Pre-Tax DeductionsTaxesAfter-Tax Deductions
Employee Name - Check Date - Check Number
EarningsGross to Net Pay
  • Total Earnings - the same total from the left side 
  • This includes withholdings/deductions such as

Traditional 401(k) Contributions

Short Check

Child-Care Reimbursement Deduction

Taxes and W-2s

Reimbursement Draw

Roth 401(k) Contributions

Voluntary Life Premiums

Payroll Advances

401(k) Loan Payments

Total AmountsCurrent Pay Check 

Gross Pay

Pre-Tax

Deductions

Taxable

Wages

Taxes

Withheld

After-Tax

Deductions

Net PayYear-to-DateGross Pay

Pre-Tax

Deductions

Taxable

Wages

Taxes

Withheld

After-Tax

Deductions

Net Pay


Info

Advance Repayments are the amount being repaid for the Advance received. In most cases, it is the full amount but may sometimes be a prorated amount divided over several months.


Info

What is Reimbursement Draw? This will equal the value of something you received that was taxable but was not given to you in the form of a payment on your paycheck. For example, a gift card for reaching 20-year tenure, international counseling, etc.  

This is listed in this section of the paystub because it is an expense, but it is not included in the Gross Pay amount.

 Other Information
Net Pay Distribution
Info

What is Employment Insurance? Employment Insurance is required for every employee, regardless of the number of hours they are working. It is a percentage of the accepted salary that goes towards Reliant employer insurances. Employment Insurance begins on the first paycheck, even if the first paycheck is just a start-up/hiring bonus. 



  • This lists the bank account type (checking, savings, etc.) submitted in your Direct Deposit form along with the last four digits of the account and the amount of the paycheck distributed to each account.


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All payments for the employee follow the net pay distribution assigned. If the employee has chosen on their net pay distribution for the first xx of dollars to go to savings and then the rest to checking, it will follow those same rules for all payments including reimbursements. 


Reliant Address

At the bottom of the paystub are the words VOID VOID VOID. This represents that the check was not printed (the printing was voided- did not occur), and it was deposited electronically instead. It's the way the system tells itself it was a direct deposit and not a printed check.

Your address is listed as a way to verify that we have the correct address on file. If your address is incorrect, please refer to these pages based on your ministry assignment location:



Note

Available funds are no longer showing on the paystub. This was a source of confusion when it was on the paystub as the system uses true accounting (a negative amount was shown as a positive) and that could not be changed on the paystub. It also showed the balance before accruals for medical, etc. were included so it did not accurately reflect the exact balance. You can find the account balance on the dashboard in Toolbox. Toolbox will show the remaining balance after payroll. It does not show real-time balances or even the exact balance at the time of payroll calculation. Because Toolbox is updated monthly there could potentially be corrections that were posted which may change the balance at the next monthly update. If you want to know the exact balance used at the time of payroll calculation, please reach out to payroll@reliant.org. 

As a reminder, available funds for each paycheck are calculated using funds that have come in by the end of the previous month. It does not include any funds that have been received at the beginning of the month that your payment for payroll is received as your paycheck is for hours worked/funds received from the previous month.

FAQ

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titleWhat is Gross Paygross pay?

Gross pay is the total of all of your pay types for the month. Once all the deductions are taken out, your net pay is what is deposited into your bank account on pay day. payday. 

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titleWhy are my taxes so low?

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PageWithExcerptTax Info & Forms (Link to Federal W4)

You can always submit a new W4 (Link to Federal W4) and change your options so that more is withdrawn each month.


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titleWhy are my taxes so high this month?

Your gross pay is larger than usual. Increases in gross pay can be because of: 

  • A large taxable reimbursementERB
  • Back pay paid 
  • A bonus

Example: Large Taxable Reimbursement 


Joe

Missionary

employee's

usual paycheck

Joe

Missionary

employee's

paycheck with additional

taxable reimbursement

Salary$2,500$2,500
Taxable Reimbursement
ERB$0$2,500
Federal Tax Withheld$115$470
FICA Tax Withheld$191$382
State Tax Withheld$55$150
Net pay deposited on payday$2,139$1,498

Your Payroll Options

Request an Optional Payroll Bonus for Taxable Reimbursement Expenses

  • Designed to help offset taxes you're paying on the paycheck due to the reimbursement, in hopes of making your paycheck closer to the "normal" amount you receive  
  • The optional 20% 25% bonus is added to your paycheck. (It's not paid to you when the reimbursement is paid.)
  • It helps with taxes, but the bonus is also taxed. 
  • The bonus comes from the MTD account you are responsible for.
  • When completing your reimbursement form, you will be asked if you would like to receive the taxable reimbursement bonus.

Request fewer taxes withheld one-time.

If you expect a large paycheck, you can request that fewer taxes be withheld by emailing payroll@reliant.org. See Taxes and W-2s .

In the case that an employee wants to make a one-time Federal tax change to a certain paycheck (without making a permanent change to their federal withholdings), the employee may send an email to payroll@reliant.org before 16th day of any given month in order to affect the following month's paycheck. The email should be from the employee's @reliant.org email account and must clearly state how much money the employee would like withheld for the specific pay date. 

For example, an employee could send an email stating "From my XX/XX/XXXX (Month/Day/Year) paycheck, please withhold $X (specify the dollar amount) in Federal taxes".

See Tax Info & Forms (Link to Federal W4) for more information.


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titleWhy wasn't I paid more? My account statement shows a higher balance.

The amount of money raised in MTD goes toward much more than just a missionaryan employee's take-home pay.

Example:

  • In January, $3,000 comes into the account you are responsible for.
  • $360 goes toward the Admin fee
  • $21 goes toward credit card transaction fees (this amount varies based on giving by credit card)
  • $400 goes toward your insurance coverages

This leaves you with a $2,219 ending balance available for next month's payroll (before taxes).

Of that $2,219 ending balance:

  • $342 goes toward FICA ($171 for the employee portion and $171 for the employer portion)
  • $100 goes toward federal taxes
  • $40 goes toward state taxes

This leaves you with $1,747 paid into your bank account on payday.

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