Entered wrong date on 2 payroll checks. Pay period is 12/1/20 - 1/1/21 and should have been dated 12/18/20 but was dated 2/1/21. How do I change date

Hello, camn21252. 

It's my pleasure to help you here in the Community. At the moment, QuickBooks is unable to make any change to the date once created.

However, as a workaround, we can delete the paycheck and recreate it again. You can run a Paycheck History report to view the detailed information of paychecks that you've created. I'll show you how: 

1. Go to the Reports menu at the left pane, then type Paycheck History on the search bar. 
2. Put a check mark on the paychecks you need to delete, then select Delete. 

Once finished, you can now recreate the paychecks with the correct pay periods. Here's how: 

1. Click Payroll, then choose Employees. 
2. Tap Run payroll. 
3. Enter all the necessary information.
4. Select Preview payroll, then Submit payroll. 
5. Print the paychecks by clicking Print pay stubs, then Finish payroll. 

To learn more about what can and can't be edited or deleted on a paycheck in QBO, you may check out this article: Change an employee paycheck. 

Please feel free to leave a message to this post if you need further assistance. I'm always here to guide you. Enjoy your day!

Hello, 
Will this repay the the employees?

Hi, @nscott555.

Deleting and recreating the paychecks won't repay your employees unless you re-issue checks to them. If they receive their pay already, then keep the recreated paychecks for recording purposes. If not, then that's the time you can give their salary or checks to them.

To learn more about managing paychecks in QuickBooks Online, you can open these links:

• Create paychecks in online payroll
• Manually enter payroll paychecks in QuickBooks Online
• Change an employee paycheck

Moreover, here's an article you can open to get help on common payroll topics in QuickBooks.

If you have any other questions about your employees' checks, let me know by adding a comment below. I'm always here to help. Keep safe!