When Should the Manual Payment Payroll Cycle be Closed?

You do not have to close the payroll cycle immediately after you add a manual payment. However, we recommend closing the payroll cycle immediately after adding a manual payment, or accumulating manual payments to close at a date prior to normal close. Closing manual payments outside of the normal close has several advantages, including:

• Balancing Payroll with greater ease

• Timing tax liabilities related to the manual payments with greater accuracy

• Allowing you to change employee status codes prior to the next normal pay cycle to prevent payment to terminated employees

Although not recommended, you can choose to hold payments to close with the next payroll cycle. How Do I Prepare for Payroll Cycle Processing?