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Correct a payroll check with the wrong pay item used but the taxability is the same

If you set up and used the wrong pay item on checks for an employee, there is a way to correct is when the taxability is the same. Use the following steps:
  1. Set up the correct pay item, and activate it on the affected employees.
  2. Select
    Actions
    , then
    Enter Transactions
    .
  3. Enter payroll check with negative amounts for the incorrect item and positive amounts for the correct item. This will result in a zero net check.
    note
    You may need to override deduction, tax, and/or employer contribution amounts to zero.
  4. Mark the
    Handwritten/Check #
     checkbox, enter a reference number, and then select
    Enter
    .
    note
    If you prefer, you can clear the
    Handwritten/Check #
     checkbox and print the payroll check.
  5. Highlight the payroll check in the transaction list.
  6. Select
    Edit
    , then
    Adjust Taxable Wages
    .
  7. Make sure that the taxable wage amounts show zero for this check.

This article applies to:

  • Product: Accounting CS
  • Subject: Payroll checks

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