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sontman
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How to enter retroactive pay after an employee has left?

I need to enter a lump-sum payment to an employee after they left. What is the correct way to do this? Also, I will need to file an amended ROE.

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Best answer December 07, 2020

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JamesM
QuickBooks Team

How to enter retroactive pay after an employee has left?

Hi sontman,

 

Entering a final cheque for an employee can be a tricky process but the good thing is QuickBooks helps make that process simple and straightforward. QuickBooks comes fully loaded with tools and features which help you stay ahead of the competition. I'll be happy to assist you with this. 

 

I'm glad you also brought up the topic about ROEs and I'll cover more on that below. It's essential to point out that you have to process the final pay before adding it to your ROEs. Based on what you've described, I recommend running an off-cycle pay run for the employee in question. After that, you can update the termination date and process the ROE. To run the off-cycle pay run, navigate to the Payroll Centre > Pay Employees > click on Start Unscheduled Pay. From here, enter the necessary info on the pay run and make sure the info is matching your records. 

 

I'd like to point out another powerful feature located in your QuickBooks account. As you may already know, you can search for helpful articles right from your account and I'd like for you to search for an article called Write a termination cheque. Here's how: 

  1. Navigate to Help > QuickBooks Desktop Help.
  2. Select the Help tab.
  3. Click on Search.
  4. Enter the article name (Write a termination cheque) into the search bar and click on Enter.
  5. From here you can view the article and proceed accordingly.

In order to process ROEs, I suggest checking out this informative article with crucial data on how to: Process, review & EFILE Record of Employment (ROE) forms. In case need additional support, don't hesitate to reach back to me in the comments below or contact our support team using this link here

 

Feel free to ask other question. I'm here to give you a hand with your QuickBooks account. 

 

Have a great rest of the month! :) 

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JamesM
QuickBooks Team

How to enter retroactive pay after an employee has left?

Hi sontman,

 

Entering a final cheque for an employee can be a tricky process but the good thing is QuickBooks helps make that process simple and straightforward. QuickBooks comes fully loaded with tools and features which help you stay ahead of the competition. I'll be happy to assist you with this. 

 

I'm glad you also brought up the topic about ROEs and I'll cover more on that below. It's essential to point out that you have to process the final pay before adding it to your ROEs. Based on what you've described, I recommend running an off-cycle pay run for the employee in question. After that, you can update the termination date and process the ROE. To run the off-cycle pay run, navigate to the Payroll Centre > Pay Employees > click on Start Unscheduled Pay. From here, enter the necessary info on the pay run and make sure the info is matching your records. 

 

I'd like to point out another powerful feature located in your QuickBooks account. As you may already know, you can search for helpful articles right from your account and I'd like for you to search for an article called Write a termination cheque. Here's how: 

  1. Navigate to Help > QuickBooks Desktop Help.
  2. Select the Help tab.
  3. Click on Search.
  4. Enter the article name (Write a termination cheque) into the search bar and click on Enter.
  5. From here you can view the article and proceed accordingly.

In order to process ROEs, I suggest checking out this informative article with crucial data on how to: Process, review & EFILE Record of Employment (ROE) forms. In case need additional support, don't hesitate to reach back to me in the comments below or contact our support team using this link here

 

Feel free to ask other question. I'm here to give you a hand with your QuickBooks account. 

 

Have a great rest of the month! :) 

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