Considerations

Reducing or increasing tax changes the Tax Liability.

With no income, the Expense account can’t populate from the time entry and will use the default expense accounts. This may result in entries to the suspense account.

The burden recorded to the job isn't adjusted because there's no job cost from the earnings.

The check updates the taxes in the period used on the check date. You may need to file a corrected tax form if you already submitted taxes.

When an employee doesn't have unpaid earnings for the correction period

1. In Payroll, from the Tasks menu, select Enter Checks.
2. Enter the View, type the Period begin date, and then click OK.
3. Enter the Employee and type the Period end date.
4. Select the Check seq and press the TAB key.
5. Click Tax and make any corrections to employee taxes.
   Note: If you're increasing an employee tax, offset the tax amount with wages, deduction credit, loan / advance, or tax credit to another tax.
6. Click Emplr Tax and make any corrections to employer taxes.
7. Click Accept line and then click Process.
   Note: For Canadian payroll, enter two offsetting lines of time for +/- 0.01 for each applicable province.
8. If the correction is for an employer tax or the net check amount is zero:
   1. Click Manual.
   2. Enter a check number and check date and then click OK.
   3. Click Accept check and then click Finish.
9. If the net check amount is positive:
   1. Click Accept check and then click Finish.
   2. Print the check for the employee.
10. From the Tasks menu, select Post Checks and click Start.

How do I recalculate subject-to for the current year?

How do I recalculate subject-to amounts for prior year totals?