Before creating another payroll checks, let's ensure that we set the correct payroll preference, somewhereintime2.
There's a possibility that the payroll checks were associated to a different bank account. Hence, you can't find it on your register. Here's how to correct it:
Click the Gear icon in the upper-right corner and select Payroll Settings.
Go to the Preferences section and select Accounting.
Select Bank Account and click OK at the bottom of the page.
At the bottom of the page, select the correct Starting Date.
Click Update and OK.
After that, you can go back to your register and review the payroll checks. You won't need to reenter them.
Let me know how this goes so I can help you more if necessary.
I'm glad you visited us today so we can sort things out for you, zcheff. Here's how to re-enter those delete payroll checks for QuickBooks Online Payroll:
Sign in to QuickBooks Online.
Go to Workers and click Employees.
Choose Run Payroll.
Select the employees and enter the hours.
Click Preview payroll.
Select Preview payroll details or Submit payroll.
Hit Finish Payroll to complete.
If you have Intuit Online Payroll, this link has similar steps to complete the payroll.
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