How do I fix a salary overpayment in five pay periods? We'd like the employee to pay back the overpayment by deducting money from her next several pay cheques.

Hello robertalapointe, 

Thanks for reaching out to us here. I'll be happy to share more info about setting up deductions so you can deduct the overpayment in question. 

Here's how to se up a deduction in QuickBooks:  

1. Go to Payroll.
2. Select the Employees tab.
3. Choose the employee who you need to create the deduction.
4. In the Employee Details, click on the pencil icon next to Pay.
5. Scroll down to section 6. Click + Add deductions.
6. In the dropdown, select New deduction/contribution.
7. Choose the deduction/contribution type from the following dropdown.
8. In the following dropdown, you'll choose a type.
9. Create the label for the paycheque in the Description box.
10. Fill in the information for the amount and maximum per year as required. You'll see a box that shows information for tax purposes.
11. Click Ok.

This deduction will now be available for use when creating paycheques for your employees.

Here are some helpful articles related to the topic:

• Set up and add deductions and contributions to an employee's payroll
• Supported pay types and deductions explained

Let me know if this info helps by leaving a comment below. I'll be here.