How to void and reissue a check for a prior quarter Payroll check
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The system will not allow you to issue a payroll check using a prior quarter date.

Possible Workaround:

Reprint or replace check with no changes made to amount:

  • See How to reprint or replace an employees payroll check . If the check was lost or never cashed there is no need to void a prior quarter payroll check that is to be reissued. A Cash Management Instant Check for the net amount of the check to be voided can be posted without posting to the GL (de-select the option to post to the General Ledger)
  • To ensure the bank reconciliation is correctly updated for the reprinting of a check:
  1. Open CM, Transactions, Instant Checks.
  2. Enter a check for the net amount of the original Payroll check with the current date.
  3. Clear the Post to G/L check box found on the right above Stub remarks...
  4. Open CM, Transactions, Enter Bank Transactions.
  5. Select the transaction type 'Credit'. The amount of this bank transaction should be the net amount of the Payroll check with date of the new check.
  6. De-select the 'Post to GL' checkbox found on the bottom right side of top section.
  7. When reconciling the cash account in CM, Transactions, Reconcile Checking Account, clear the original Payroll check and the credit created in step 2.
  8. Clear the Instant Check posted in step 1 when it appears on the bank statement.

Void and replace check for a different amount:

If the original payroll check has been voided or an adjustment needs to be made to the amount, and you need to reissue to get the amounts back in the system, the only way to reissue the check is to reissue the check using a current quarter date. You would then have to manually adjust any current quarter tax reports and journal entries that posted to the current quarter. However, this would correct the employees yearly totals, so any Annual report like W2-s would be correct.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If a prior quarter check is voided and reissued, the only way to correct tax deposits is on the tax form manually or through Enhanced Tax Reporting.

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