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Refund payroll check deduction amounts

If you entered a payroll deduction amount on an employee's payroll check that was incorrect and need to refund that amount back to the employee, you can use this method to correct the issue on the employee's next payroll check.
  1. Select
    Actions
    , then
    Enter Transactions
     and select the employee, check date, frequency, and period begin and end dates.
  2. Enter the hours or gross pay amounts for the employee.
  3. On the deduction item that was entered incorrectly on the previous check, enter the difference as a negative amount. For example, if the previous check calculated a 401k deduction of $60.00 when the amount should have been $30.00, enter "-30.00" on the deduction item.
    note
    Negative amounts will appear in parentheses in red text.
  4. Select
    Enter
     to save the check.
  5. Go to
    File
    , then
    Print Checks
     to print the check.
Following these steps will ensure that the employee is properly reimbursed for the deduction amount and your payroll and employee earnings reports will display the correct totals for that deduction.

This article applies to:

  • Product: Accounting CS
  • Subject: Payroll checks

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