You’ve picked a pay date that may cause you to make a late tax payment and incur a penalty. Try choosing a date closer to today’s date?

Hey there, @edwardfyounger.

Thanks for sharing your first concern with us today. I'll help you get past this error message so you can create paychecks for your employees.

This error means our system detected that you have selected backdated payments. To resolve this issue, make sure that the check date should be within the tax period.

When you run payroll, change the pay period and pay date. You may need to modify and set the dates before saving. 

Please follow these steps:

1. From the Payroll menu, select Employees, then Run payroll.
2. Select a pay schedule, click Continue, then select the employees you want to pay.
3. Edit the pay period and pay date.
4. Enter the payroll details such as hours worked, then select Preview Payroll.
5. When you're ready, then select Submit payroll.

For future reference, check out this link with articles that can help you get around with payroll-related tasks: Employees and Payroll Taxes.

I'll always be here if you have other payroll questions or concerns. Take care.