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jared17
May 15, 2021
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How do I change the GL posting date of a payroll check?

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I process and pay commissions the first week of the month for the previous month. That commissions check needs to post with the expenses for the month the commissions were paid for. For example, I process and pay commissions for January in the first week of February. I need to commissions check to post as an expense in January, not February. My previous system allowed me to do this, but i'm not sure how to do it in quickbooks. I need to change the posting date on a few previous months and then make sure going forward that they post to the correct month.

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LeizylM
May 15, 2021

Thank you for posting here in the Community, jared17. 

 

I'd like to share some details. The rule that makes employers responsible for payroll taxes is on the date they pay employees. Regardless of when they did the work associated with that paycheck. 

 

And the IRS only tracks when employees are paid, not the span of time when the money is earned.

 

Actually, you can edit manually the date of the month that you want to reflect on the reports. But, a constructive receipt will apply. 

 

More details about this are also discussed in these articles: 

The Community is always here if you need anything else. Have a great day!

 

 

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    jared17Author
    May 17, 2021

    Hi Leizy, that's great information, but it doesn't answer my questions. Can you answer my question? 

     

    Thanks!

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