1. Company block, title and stub number
It opens the Accent Panel. The Accent Panel names the business here: company name, address, and the EIN and phone if you give them. A logo, when you upload one, sits in this block.
Paystub Template
Accent Panel Pay Stub Template
A balanced two-column pay stub: information cards at the top, boxed tables in the middle and two summary panels at the bottom, tied together by one accent color.
- Layout
- Side-by-side ledgers
- Type
- Pay Stub
- Colors
- 8 included
Color · Poppy red
Sample data, shown for illustration. Colors are included in the price.
Use it in Poppy red →The layout
What the Accent Panel layout looks like
The company block sits at the top left, with an “Earnings Statement” label and the stub number on the right. Two light cards follow, each with a colored edge on its left side: Employee (name, masked SSN, address, employee ID) and Pay details (pay date, pay frequency, pay period, filing status, how it was paid).
Earnings and Taxes & Deductions sit side by side in outlined boxes, each with a colored rule under its column headings and its total at the bottom, so gross taxable pay and total deductions line up. The foot of the page has two panels: Year to date (gross, deductions, net pay) and This period (gross, deductions, reimbursement), which ends in a filled net pay bar.
On the stub
Sections, top to bottom
- Company block, title and stub number
- Employee card
- Pay details card
- Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD
- Taxes & Deductions box
- Year-to-date panel
- This-period panel with the net pay bar
Best for
Who this template suits
People who like a tidy, symmetrical page, and anyone who compares the year to date with the current period, since the two panels sit next to each other. It reads just as well for a salaried stub with a few lines as for an hourly stub with overtime.
Overview
About this accent panel pay stub template
The Accent Panel Pay Stub Template is a side-by-side ledgers layout: two ledgers or panels next to each other, or a main column with a sidebar. Two accent-edged info cards, boxed earnings and deductions, then year-to-date and this-period panels.
From top to bottom it runs company block, title and stub number, employee card, pay details card and earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD, and then the rest of the stub. You fill it in once in the builder, the taxes and totals are worked out for you, and the finished pay stub downloads as a PDF.
Related: all pay stub templates · paystub generator
Section by section
What each part of the Accent Panel shows
2. Employee card
The second block on the Accent Panel. The person paid: name, address, employee ID and the masked SSN (only the last four digits print). Check the spelling here against an ID before you download.
3. Pay details card
The third block on the Accent Panel. Period start and end, pay date and frequency. On the Accent Panel these read as the stub’s facts, so a reader can match it to a bank deposit before reading the figures.
4. Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD
The fourth block on the Accent Panel. Each kind of pay on its own line: regular hours, overtime, bonus, commission or tips, with rate and hours where they apply. Rate × hours should equal each current amount, and the lines add up to gross pay.
5. Taxes & Deductions box
The fifth block on the Accent Panel. Taxes and deductions. The Accent Panel lists federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, any state or local tax, and the deductions you add by name. Their total is what separates gross pay from net pay.
6. Year-to-date panel
The sixth block on the Accent Panel. Year-to-date figures: the running totals for the calendar year, including this stub. They should grow by exactly this period’s amounts from one stub to the next.
7. This-period panel with the net pay bar
It closes the Accent Panel. The take-home figure. The Accent Panel gives net pay its own block so it is the first number a reader finds; it equals gross minus deductions, plus any reimbursement.
Fields
What you enter, and where it prints on the Accent Panel
| You enter | It prints in |
|---|---|
| Company name, address, EIN, phone and logo | Company block, title and stub number |
| Employee name, address and ID | Employee card |
| Last four digits of the SSN | Employee card |
| Pay period, pay date and pay frequency | Pay details card |
| Filing status and how the pay was made | Pay details card |
| Hours and rate, or the salary for the period | Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD |
| Overtime, bonus, commission and tips lines | Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD |
| Federal, state, Social Security and Medicare (estimated) | Taxes & Deductions box |
| Your own deductions (health plan, retirement, garnishment) | Taxes & Deductions box |
| Year-to-date totals | Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD |
The tax lines are estimated from the pay, frequency, filing status and state you enter, and you can change any of them. How paycheck taxes are calculated explains each one, and the pay stub glossary defines every abbreviation on the stub.
Colours
Accent Panel colours
The Accent Panel comes in Poppy red, Ember red, Harbor blue, Emerald, Berry, Lagoon, Amber and Black & white, with Poppy red as its standard colour. The colour you choose recolours the accents (the bands, ledger rules and total bars); the figures and layout stay the same, and every colour is included in the price.
Document type
What makes the Accent Panel a pay stub layout
The Accent Panel is laid out as a pay stub: the short, practical record that comes with a paycheck or direct deposit. Payroll systems also call the same record an earnings statement or pay slip; the contents do not change with the name: who was paid, for which period, gross pay, each tax and deduction, net pay and the year to date.
Best use
When to choose the Accent Panel
Comparing two columns at once
The Accent Panel puts two panels next to each other, so current and year-to-date or earnings and deductions can be compared without scrolling.
Employees on payroll
The Accent Panel prints the full set of withholding lines (federal, Social Security, Medicare, state) for a W-2 employee’s stub.
Several pay periods in a row
The Accent Panel prints year-to-date figures in “Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD”, so a run of consecutive stubs shows the year building up period by period.
Compare
How the Accent Panel compares
The Accent Panel belongs to the Side-by-side ledgers family, with Split Ledger, Side Rail and Center Bands. They share the same overall order; what sets the Accent Panel apart is two accent-edged info cards, boxed earnings and deductions, then year-to-date and this-period panels.
Compare them: Split Ledger · Side Rail · Center Bands
Print and PDF
Printing and reading the Accent Panel
With two columns sharing each row, the page is short; on a phone the PDF is best read in landscape or zoomed to one column at a time. The PDF is made from the same layout you see in the preview, so what you check is what you get.
Need several periods? The multi-stub builder makes consecutive stubs in this layout with year-to-date totals carried forward, and the sample pay stub walks through every line with real figures.
Before you download
Checks on a finished Accent Panel
- In “Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD”, rate × hours equals each line, and the lines add up to gross pay.
- In “Taxes & Deductions box”, every tax and deduction you expect is listed once, with its correct name.
- In “This-period panel with the net pay bar”, net pay equals gross pay minus total deductions (plus any reimbursement) and matches the deposit.
- In “Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD”, year-to-date totals include this period and step up correctly from the previous stub.
- Names, addresses and the pay date are spelled and dated as on your records.
Sources: IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer’s Tax Guide; IRS Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates; U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #21: Recordkeeping under the FLSA.
How it works
How to fill in the Accent Panel template
1
Open the builder with the Accent Panel already selected (the “Use This Template” button does this).
2
Enter the company and the person paid; the business prints in the “Company block, title and stub number” block.
3
Add the pay period, pay date and each kind of pay; the lines fill “Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD”.
4
Check the estimated taxes and add your own deductions (they print in “Taxes & Deductions box”); every amount can be edited.
5
Pick a colour (Poppy red, Ember red and Harbor blue or another), preview the whole stub, then download the PDF.
Before download
Paystubs are generated from the information you enter
PayStubGo is an online paystub generator, not a payroll service. Your paystub is created from the information you provide. Review all details carefully before exporting your final PDF and use generated documents responsibly.
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FAQ
Accent Panel Pay Stub Template questions
Is the Accent Panel a pay stub or an earnings statement?
It is titled as a pay stub, and it holds the same record either way: who was paid, for which period, gross pay, taxes and deductions, net pay and the year to date.
What colours does the Accent Panel come in?
Poppy red, Ember red, Harbor blue, Emerald, Berry, Lagoon, Amber and Black & white. The colour changes the accents only, and every colour is included.
Does the Accent Panel show year-to-date totals?
Yes. The “Earnings box with rate, hours, current and YTD” part carries the year-to-date figures. Make several consecutive stubs at once and the builder carries the totals forward from one period to the next.
Can I use the Accent Panel for a 1099 contractor?
Contractor / 1099 mode works with every template and turns off withholding. For headings that read Payer and Contractor, pick a template tagged Contractor-ready, such as Stacked Ledger.
Is there a free Accent Panel template for Word or Excel?
No. The Accent Panel is filled in online and delivered as a finished PDF, with the taxes and totals worked out. You can preview it free before you pay.
Can I preview the Accent Panel Pay Stub Template before creating a paystub?
Yes. This page shows a sample of the template, and the builder shows your own figures in it live before anything is paid for.
Can I switch from the Accent Panel to another template later?
Yes. Your details stay in the builder when you change templates, so you can compare layouts with your own figures before you download.
Can I edit the pay details before export?
Yes. PayStubGo lets you enter company, employee, earnings, deductions, pay period, and optional YTD details before previewing the final paystub.
Ready to create a paystub with this template?
Preview the layout, enter your pay details, and download the finished PDF.