The best approach to generate payroll checks is to use payroll software. It will automatically calculate net pay, Federal, Social Security, Medicare, state and local payroll taxes. A good program will generate checks and tax forms.
It would be really useful to consider using Payroll Mate to create payroll checks. Payroll Mate automatically calculates net pay, federal withholding tax, Social Security tax, Medicare, state , local payroll taxes and prints payroll checks and pay stubs. Payroll Mate is affordable compared to other payroll software. You can read more about this product by going to www.realtaxtools.com