Review the current month in Payroll settings:

1. In Payroll, from the File menu, select Company Settings, PR Settings.
2. Make note of the Current month and Year End Date. Any month prior to this date has been closed.
3. Click Cancel to exit without making any changes.
   Note: If Audit Setup Activity is enabled in Tools, Options, these fields will be unlocked. Do not make any manual changes to these fields. Changes to these fields impact YTD tax totals and will require a chargeable fix.

 

If you do not have security access to PR Settings, print the PR Settings report:

1. In Payroll, from the Reports menu, select Setup, PR Settings.
2. Click Print preview.
3. Make note of the Current Month and Year Ending Date. Any month prior to this month has been closed.
4. Click Close and then click Cancel to close the report.

 

Notes:

• Unlike General Ledger, Payroll will post to prior months. Payroll will not allow you to post to a future period. If the check date is a future date and not within the current month, Payroll will not allow those checks to post.
• You can also see all applications current month in Desktop by going to Applications, Additional Tools and selecting the Monthly Tasks Workflow Center. This will show the current month for Payroll, Job Cost, Contracts and General Ledger (Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable show as N/A as they are a close year.