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Join nowHello, about a year ago, I accidentally started to create a paycheck on the wrong pay period (I have never figured out how to advance the Scheduled Payroll dates to match my actual pay period). Anyway, zero active employees were on the roll at the time, and no hours were entered. Is there any way to remove this draft item from the "Create Paychecks" queue? Thanks!!!
Yes, there is a way, MikeinBlack. I'll be glad to show you how.
Once you ensure that there are no zero active employees assigned to the item. We can easily delete it in QuickBooks. Here's how:
For more details about this process, please see this article: Set up and Manage Payroll Schedules.
Additionally, I've added these articles about managing paychecks in QuickBooks Desktop for your future reference:
Please come back and keep us posted on your progress in deleting the paycheck item. I'm here to ensure this gets resolved. Keep safe always!
Thank you for the response. Somehow I have this associated with my CURRENT employee (hired two months ago). I can't seem to remove them from this item. If I uncheck their name, it says I have to choose someone to pay and won't allow any modifications. Thanks!
Thanks for actively responding, @MikeinBlack. The reason for this warning message is that there's a payroll schedule in your payroll info section.
If you don't want to use the schedule, you can delete the employee's profile. Here's how:
Once done, follow the steps shared by my peer CharleneMae_F to delete the said payroll schedule.
However, if the employee is associated with that payroll schedule, you'll have to select a name because you can't run payroll without an employee.
For future reference, read through this article: Set up and pay scheduled or custom (unscheduled) liabilities. It also helps you learn about setting reminders for scheduled and unscheduled liabilities in QuickBooks Desktop.
Feel free to message again if you have additional concerns. You always have us around here in the Community.
So, just to confirm, since my new employee is associated with this old entry, I must delete them as an employee completely, and then reenter all of their information as a new employee to remove this? I would guess I would just live with it rather than do that all over again... Thanks
So, just to confirm, I must delete my new employee completely out of the system to be able to delete this item, and then re-enter all of their information again, as if he were a new employee? Yikes, maybe not worth the trouble... Thanks.
Hi there, MikeinBlack.
Thanks for coming back to this thread
Yes, that's right. You may need delete the profile and payroll schedule to remove this draft item. Then, reenter the payroll information of your employee again.
In addition, I've included an article that will help you track your payroll transactions in QuickBooks: Customize payroll and employee reports.
If I can be of any additional assistance, please don't hesitate to leave a comment below. The Community always has your back.
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