Try to enter prior payroll information through Payroll Setup. Getting message that i need to enter check date and net check amount. Dont see any way to do either.

@Carl Fedewa  I don't know about doing it through the Payroll Setup, but the After-The-Fact Payroll function under the Employee menu always seemed to work well enough.

I tried to enter it as a paycheck but some of the amounts calculated differently so i have to see if i can work around those.  Some i could change (withholdings) but not the various wage items and social security ( those are only off pennies but still off).

Hey, Carl. I'm here to help you enter your prior payroll.

Let's enter your prior payroll by following the steps below:

1. Go to the Help menu
2. Choose About QuickBooks.
3. Press Ctrl + Alt + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Y to open the Setup YTD Amounts window.

For more details on the process above, you can check out this article: Enter historical tax payments in Desktop payroll.

You can also use this article for future reference if you encounter an error while updating payroll: Resolve error when updating QuickBooks Desktop or Payroll.

This thread will be active if you have additional queries on prior payroll. The Community has got your back. Take care.