Need to change the paycheck date? The process depends on what processing state your payroll is in.
Intuit Online Payroll Full Service
If your Paycheck has NOT been submitted yet:
- Log into your account.
- In the Preview Payroll page, select the Back button.
- At the top of the screen, change the paycheck date.
- Select the Preview Payroll button to complete the check.
- Choose the Submit button to submit the paycheck.
Payroll processes at 5 PM PT two business before the check date. If you have sent your payroll and it is before that time and date, you can delete and recreate the paycheck:
- On the home page, under activities, select View Paycheck List.
- Select the checkbox next to the pay date for each you would like to delete:
- Two buttons appear below the paycheck list - Print and Delete. These buttons appear only when one or more checks are selected.
- Scroll down to the end of the paycheck list and select the delete button.
- If you export to QuickBooks, be sure to delete the check from your QuickBooks Bank Register. From your QuickBooks Register, right click on the check and select Delete Check.
- Recreate the paycheck with the correct information.
If the payroll has already been processed:
Contact us for support.
QuickBooks Online Payroll Full Service, QuickBooks Online Payroll Premium, QuickBooks Online Payroll Elite
If your Paycheck has NOT been submitted yet:
- Log into your account.
- In the Preview Payroll page, select the Back button.
- At the top of the screen, change the paycheck date. Select the Preview Payroll button to complete the check.
- Choose the Submit button to submit the paycheck.
If you submit payroll a business day before the check date, payroll will process at 5 PM PT one business day before the check date. If you submit payroll on the paycheck date, payroll will process at 7 AM PT on the check date. If you have sent your payroll and it is before that time and date, you can delete and recreate the paycheck:
- On the home page, under activities, select view paycheck list
- Select the checkbox next to the pay date for each you would like to delete.
- Two buttons appear below the paycheck list - Print and Delete. These buttons appear only when one or more checks are selected.
- Scroll down to the end of the paycheck list and select the delete button.
- If you export to QuickBooks, be sure to delete the check from your QuickBooks Bank Register. From your QuickBooks Register, right click on the check and select Delete Check.
- Recreate the paycheck with the correct information.
If the payroll has already been processed:
Contact us for support.
QuickBooks Desktop Payroll
If you have NOT sent your payroll to us yet:
Creating a paycheck:
- Edit the paycheck date.
- If the paycheck is still being created, in the Review and Create Paychecks window, click the Back button.
- Change the paycheck date in the Enter Payroll Information window.
Paycheck created and not submitted yet:
- From the Employees Menu select Edit/Void Paycheck.
- Enter a date range to find paycheck and select the paycheck to edit it.
- Delete the paycheck then recreate it if the paycheck has been created and NOT submitted.
Payroll processes at 5 pm PT two business before the check date. If you have sent your payroll and it is before that time and date, you can void and recreate the paycheck:
- Void the paycheck then send a zero payroll. For steps on how to void a paycheck see Void a paycheck.
- Recreate the paycheck with the correct date. For steps on how to create a paycheck see Create Paychecks.
If the payroll has already been processed:
Contact us for support.