Congratulations and Welcome to Illinois State University!

Direct Deposit is the fastest and most convenient way to receive your paycheck. You may select multiple different bank accounts to send funds to.

Note: If you are not enrolled in Direct Deposit, a physical check will be mailed on or before payday to your mailing address. You may check your mailing address through your profile in Campus Solutions here.

Steps to enrolling in or updating your Direct Deposit:

1. Obtain your bank information.
   • You will need your bank routing and account number. Bank account information can be found on your check or obtained by contacting your bank. Do not use a deposit slip or debit card number.
2. Navigate to iPeople. If accessing from a non-Illinois State Network, you will need to verify your login using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
3. After using Central Login, click on the Direct Deposit tile.
4. Click on the + sign to add an account and enter your bank information.

Additional information on enrolling in or updating Direct Deposit is available here.

Online tax withholding forms allow employees to update their withholding status electronically with Employee Self-Service using the actual federal/state agency form.

Steps to submitting your Federal and State Forms W-4 online:

1. Navigate to iPeople.

   If accessing from a non-Illinois State Network, both MFA and a VPN connection are required. Information about MFA is available here and information about VPN is available here.

2. Click on the Tax Forms tile.
3. Select Tax Withholding: Fed W4, State on the left-hand navigation menu.

Additional Resources:

• Update Tax Withholding Written Instructions
• Update Tax Withholding Video Tutorial
• Settings for Downloading PDF for Self-Service
• Tax Withholding Estimator Tool

There are many benefits to receiving your annual tax forms electronically:

• Access your forms earlier at any time and place
• Ability to print multiple copies at your convenience
• Remain accessible online for multiple years
• More environmentally sustainable and cost friendly

Steps to receive your Federal Form W-2 and 1095-C electronically:

1. Navigate to iPeople. If accessing from a non-Illinois State Network, you will need to verify your login using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
2. Click on the Tax Forms tile.
3. Select W-2/W-2c or 1095-C on the left-hand navigation menu.

Additional Resources:

• Information about Form W-2
• Information about Form 1095-C
• Electronic Consent Written Instructions
• Electronic Consent Video Tutorial

Pay Advice information is available to view three business days before payday.

Steps to viewing your Pay Advice:

1. Navigate to iPeople. If accessing from a non-Illinois State Network, you will need to verify your login using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
2. Click on the Pay tile.
3. Select View Paychecks on the left-hand navigation menu.

Additional information on reviewing Pay Advice and Paychecks is available here.

Hourly

If you worked the 1st - 15th, you will be paid on the last business day of the month.

If you worked the 16th - Month End, you will be paid on the 15th of the following month.

Civil Service Salaried

If you worked the 1st - 15th, you will be paid on the 15th of the current month.

If you worked the 16th - Month End, you will be paid on the last business day of the month.

Faculty & Academic

If you worked the 1st - Month End, you will be paid on the last business day of the month.

Exceptions

• If pay day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, payment will be issued on the preceding Friday.
• If pay day falls on a Holiday or a Scheduled Administrative Closure, payment will be issued on the last business day prior to the Holiday/Closure.

Additional information on Payroll Calendars and Payment Dates is available here.

The optional twelve-month payment plan is available to tenured, probationary tenure-track, non-tenure track, faculty associates, and administrative/professional (A/P) employees when they have a nine (9) through less than twelve (12) month appointment. Academic Personnel Regular Pay or Academic Personnel Administrative Increment will be included in the distributions of the optional twelve-month payment plan.

Note: Election must be made prior to eligible contracts beginning (i.e., before the first day of the school year).

Additional information about eligibility and requirements for the optional twelve-month payment plan and the fillable form is available here.