QuickBooks Online would automatically include the entire month if the payroll schedule is set to monthly, accounts@ballife.
While you can adjust the number of days when running a pay cycle, taxes and National Insurance (NI) calculations would no longer be accurate in this case.
Please see this article for more details on creating a pay run and running payroll in QBO: Create A Pay Run In QuickBooks Online Advanced Payroll And QuickBooks Bureau Payroll.
To avoid confusion, you'll want to inform your employees in advance about the pay period when running payroll.
I can see that having this flexibility with pay periods could be helpful for you and others with similar pay cycles. I recommend submitting feedback regarding the ability to modify pay periods without impacting tax and National Insurance calculations.
Let me guide you through the steps:
Your valuable feedback goes to our Product Development team to help improve your experience in QuickBooks Online.
You can also refer to this article in case you need additional resources when paying employees through the program: Advanced Payroll Hub | QuickBooks Online.
Feel free to contact us again if you have any other questions regarding the payroll functionality or managing related processes in QBO. We're always here to answer all your inquiries.
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