You can change the frequency, the date of your first payroll and the pay period of your company pay schedule if you:
- Have not submitted your first payroll yet, or
- Deleted your first submitted payroll
Here's how:

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- In QuickBooks, go to the Gear icon > Account and Settings > Payroll.
- Select Pay schedule.
- Make any necessary changes.
- Save your changes.
Note: After you run your first payroll in QuickBooks Standard Payroll, you won't be able to make changes to the pay schedule unless you delete the entire payroll.