QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong

QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong in 2023, 2022 or lower version

If you're using QuickBooks 2023, 2022 or lower version & facing Scheduled payroll dates wrong. You don't need to worry much, this article contain the root causes of the problem & the proven rectification method. 

When creating a payroll, QuickBooks Payroll may not have the correct pay period listed on the paycheck that should be there. This may be caused by an incorrect payroll schedule, running an unscheduled payroll by mistake, or entering the incorrect dates during paycheck creation.

Not adding the right dates, miscalculating paydays, or scheduling the payroll too late are some of the primary reasons for getting the QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong issue. If you’re an employer, then it is important to check these points before your payroll plan prints so that you don’t mess up your finances and incur unnecessary fees. If you already printed a paycheck with the wrong date, then you need to go through it and void and reprint paychecks. This can consequently incur additional amendment fees or a back-dated fee because of the adjustment to date on the checks.

All About the QuickBooks Payroll Assisted

Only pay dates on paychecks that have not been transmitted to the payroll service will have some light green lightning bolts on them. Paychecks sent to the payroll service will have their date marked by a red lightning bolt. Payroll services charge $100 or additional amendment fees when you intentionally create an incorrect pay period to avoid voiding and recreating the paycheck. Because of this, you might want to fix any errors before they send it to the payroll service so that you don’t incur additional fees.

What causes the issue QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong?

Following can be the important reasons that may result in the QuickBooks Scheduled Dates Wrong issue, take a glance.

• Incorrect pay period dates can trigger this issue.
• If the paydays have been miscalculated.
• If there are frequent delays in the schedule of the paychecks in the QuickBooks payroll.

How to do corrections in a payroll check to resolve the QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong issue?

With the help of the QuickBooks application, you should clear your paycheck, especially if it is not on time. Then you will initiate a new payroll cycle where you will pay the necessary fee for that additional payment. Here are some solutions that can help you to fix the scheduled payroll dates wrong issue.

Method 1: Editing the memo on paychecks that have already been transmitted.

If the paychecks with incorrect pay dates are not sent to your payroll, then you can edit the wrong dates manually with ease. But, if there are green lights on the checks, then it means that you have already sent them to your payroll service. Hence, to resolve this issue, you may enter the correct pay period in the memo field on transmitted checks yourself. This option is better than Voiding and recreating checks as it can cost an additional amendment fee. To edit the Memo on transmitted checks, you need to follow these steps:

• You first need to launch the QuickBooks application and choose Employees.
• After that, you need to choose Edit or Void paychecks options located under the Employees tab.
• Then, you need to look for the paychecks having incorrect pay periods on them.
• Having done the above step, click on the required paycheck twice to open it.
• Once done, head on to the Memo field where you will get to enter the correct pay period dates manually.
• After you have successfully entered the appropriate pay period dates, click on Save and Close option and then on the Yes button.
• Last but not least, you need to repeat all the above steps once again for editing the other paychecks that have incorrect pay period dates on them and then see if the issue QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong is resolved or not.

Method 2: Editing the memo on paychecks that have not been transmitted yet.

If the first resolution can’t help fix the QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong issue, then it implies that there are some changes required in the untransmitted paychecks, and the following are the steps to edit the memo on these paychecks.

• First and foremost, you need to open the QuickBooks application on your desktop computer and choose Employees.
• After that, you need to choose Edit or Void paychecks options located under the Employees tab.
• Then, you need to look for the paychecks having incorrect pay periods on them.
• Having done the above step, click on the required paycheck twice to open it.
• You now need to head to the section of Paycheck Summary and pick out the option Paycheck Details found at the bottom right corner.
• Then, you have to look into the Pay Period fields and make changes in the dates as required.
• After that, hit the Ok button and then choose the option Save and Close followed by a click on the Yes button to save the changes made.
• Finally, you need to perform these steps once again on the remaining untransmitted paychecks with wrong pay period dates.

After all this, you just need to transmit all the corrected paychecks directly to Intuit to ensure the successful fix of the QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong issue.

Method 3: Editing the paychecks that have been created with incorrect details.

Make use of the steps provided below if you are unsure about how to edit the paychecks having incorrect pay period dates.

• The first and foremost step is to open the QuickBooks application on your computer system and go to the Employees tab.
• After that, you are supposed to pick out the option Edit or Void Paychecks from the Employees tab.
• Once done, you now need to search for the paychecks with wrong pay period dates that need to be edited.
• After that, choose the option named Paycheck Detail located at the bottom right corner of the Paycheck Summary section.
• Then, you need to enter the correct dates in the pay period fields.
• You now need to hit the Ok button followed by a click on the option Save and Close.
• Having done the above step, click on Yes to get the changes thus made saved.
• Finally, repeat the same steps on the remaining paychecks having incorrect pay period dates and see if the issue QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong is now fixed or not.

Last Words!

This article consists of a complete guide to the issue QuickBooks Scheduled Payroll Dates Wrong including its brief description, troubleshooting methods, and the possible reasons behind it. Make use of each provided method preferably in the given order to successfully resolve this issue. However, if you can’t fix the issue on your own in one go feel free to get in touch with the QuickBooks Customer Helpdesk team for getting the best possible assistance. The team experts here have good experience in handling issues related to the QuickBooks Payroll services and are available with round-the-clock support to help you out in the best way possible.

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