How can I enter a missed pay period? I select the date and it wants me to delete and recreate from a pay period before the one I missed?

Hi @walks60in2018 

Thank you for reaching to the QuickBooks community. I hope my information provided below proves to be helpful and you get back on track in no time.

You can create unscheduled checks for the current pay period all the way back to pay periods dating 6 months ago. You can't create a check with a date in the past. The only check dates that are available are dates that fall after your last check date and before your next payday. We do this to keep your payroll taxes error-free.

1. Go to the  Payroll menu, then select Employees.
2. Select Run payroll.
3. Find the employee you want to pay, and then select Create another check.
4. Enter employee compensation, including any salary adjustments, vacation or sick hours, and other payment types.
5. Confirm the pay period and check date.
6. Select Preview Payroll, and then select Submit payroll.
7. If creating a paper check, handwrite or print the check and give it to the employee by the check date.
8. Select Finish payroll.

Hope you find this fix helpful and it brings about some solution towards your missed payroll.

If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to reach out for more solutions and help.

Have a great weekend!