Paid employees per diem last week but now that action is preventing me to create a new payroll Help.

I'll help you with processing payroll for your employees, Linda.

When running a new payroll, please make sure to select the correct pay period to avoid any issue. In most cases, an incorrect period prevents you from processing your employee's paycheck.

Here's how:

1. Open your QuickBooks Online account.
2. Click on Payroll at the left pane, then tap on Run Payroll.
3. Pick the correct dates from the Pay period and Pay date section.
4. Fill in the payroll details, then finish the payroll.

Here are your tips about running and processing payroll in QuickBooks Online: 

• Process or run payroll
• Help on common payroll topics

When you're ready to prepare your forms and payroll taxes, you can review your topics from this link as your resources: Manage taxes in QuickBooks Online Payroll.

If you have any other follow-up questions about paying employees in QuickBooks, let me know by adding a comment below. I'm always here to help. Have a good one!