How do I change the pay date for all employees from the 1st of the month to the 5th?

You can change the pay schedule by going to Employment details, Marsha. Let me guide you on how to achieve this.

Changing your employees' pay date at once is unavailable in QuickBooks Online. However, you can manually update them instead. Here's how:

1. Go to Payroll, then Employees.
2. Select your employee.
3. From Employment details, click Start or Edit.
4. From the Pay schedule dropdown, select the pay schedule for the employee moving forward. Or, to create a new pay schedule, select + Add pay schedule.
5. Fill out the appropriate fields. Then select Save.
6. When you're done, hit Save.

Please know that you can't remove a pay schedule once added. Instead, you can name the other pay schedule differently to avoid confusion.

Moreover, if you want to edit the pay period, you must select or enter the correct pay period ending. For more details, you can visit this article to learn more: Set up and manage payroll schedules.

Additionally, you can refer to this article to learn more about how to input your employee’s year-to-date paycheck information and company totals: Add pay history to QuickBooks Online Payroll.

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