Complete all paychecks for the current year for all employees
If you entered paychecks for the new year, void those paychecks. Re-enter them after you complete Payroll Year-End close
Open the Earnings tab and verify that the amount in This Year is correct for the current year. For example: verify that This Year has the amounts for 2026 year
Perform payroll year-end
CAUTION:Make a backup of the data folder before continue
Log in to the company with the last date for the payroll year you're closing. EXAMPLE:12/31/26.
Click Utilities, Payroll Setup, then Payroll Year End.
Leave Remove timecards unchecked if you wish to retain all historical timecards. Disregard the year shown because the program only uses it if you want to remove the old timecards.
Click OK to proceed the payroll year-end.
Click OK when complete.
Open the payroll module, and click the Earnings tab. Verify that the program moved the amounts to the Last Year column for all employees.
Confirm that the This Year column is empty.
NOTE:
A payroll year-end is independent of the fiscal year-end process. Only do payroll year-end on one computer.