This article explains how PEO clients can submit a payroll report for all direct employees through the Deel platform.
In this article:
How to submit a PEO payroll report
How to perform bulk edits to a PEO payroll Report
How to create an off-cycle PEO payroll report
How to submit a PEO payroll report
✅ Step 1 - Select an entity
Select the Payroll Icon and click on the Global Payroll tab. The Global Payroll tab will showcase all your organizations, payroll cycles, latest status, and more.
The entity list will be categorized in the following order:
- Payroll Submission
- Payroll Processing
- Payroll Approval
- Payroll Payment
- Payment Receipt
- Payment Done
Clients can further filter the entity list by cycle period, country, report due date, or step.
Select an entity that is waiting for Payroll Submission.
✅ Step 2 - Verify (1) payroll cycle and click (2) Review and Submit
✅ Step 3 - Review the pay for employees within the organization
Review the pay details for individual employees within the organization. Make adjustments such as adding bonuses or PTO.
If any updates are made, click Update to save changes.
✅ Step 4 - Click Submit Report
Please ensure the payroll report is correct before submission. Once submitted, changes will only apply to the following payroll cycle.
The client must give final approval of the payroll package once Deel returns it to them.
How to perform bulk edits to a PEO payroll report
Clients can also download the payroll report in a CSV format and perform mass edits, before uploading the file back to Deel.
✅ Step 1 - Click Bulk Edit
✅ Step 2 - Click Download to download and edit the CSV Template
Click Download to download the CSV template. Any variable payroll data, including monetary details and time off, can be bulk-edited in the template.
The template can be customized to include specific payroll items.

✅ Step 3 - Upload the edited CSV file
Drag the file into the box or upload it from your computer.
Empty cells in the file will not overwrite existing values, but a zero (0) or any other value will overwrite existing values.
Click Update.
✅ Step 4 - Submit your Payroll Report
Once submitted, changes will apply to the following payroll cycle.
The client must give final approval of the payroll package once Deel returns it to them.
How to create an off-cycle PEO payroll report
The process to create an off-cycle payroll report for PEO employees is the same as Global Payroll employees. You can follow the instructions outlined in the article How To Create An Off-Cycle Global Payroll Report.
Frequently Asked Questions
[ACCORDION] How do I request Payroll Support from Deel ?
Clients with active entities can submit support tickets about payroll report generation, payroll processing, payroll packages, and more.
Once a ticket is submitted, we aim to respond to your query in 1 business day.
Step 1 - Select the Payroll icon, then the Global Payroll tab
Step 2 - Select the entity and click on Payroll Support button
The Payroll Support button is in the top right corner.
You can review the status of submitted support requests, or open up a new payroll ticket for Deel to review.
Step 3 - Click New Request
Select the issue from the dropdown.
Use the toggle to indicate if this is an issue for all employees in the payroll, or not.
If you have a query about payroll report submission, please note that all details should be sent before payroll is submitted for processing. If an issue is created after the cut-off date, then changes will be processed either on the following pay cycle or as an off-cycle.
Step 4 - Complete all fields and click submit
Please add as much detail as possible and upload supporting documentation that will help our team investigate.
[ACCORDION] How do I enable automated payroll processing?
When automated payroll processing is activated, the your account will be set to auto submit and approve payroll.
Payroll will automatically be submitted to Deel’s payroll team for processing on the scheduled submission date per the payroll calendar. After Deel’s payroll team has completed processing and generated the G2N report, payroll will automatically be approved.
To activate automated payroll processing, click on Payroll icon and select Global Payroll tab. Click on the automated workflow banner and select learn more.
Select the PEO entity and specify the payroll submission and approval details. Enter a name for the payroll processing workflow and review and accept the terms and conditions to activate automated payroll processing.