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Solution ID:
230911135952717
Last Modified Date:
Thu Sep 17 19:58:25 UTC 2026
Taxonomy Path:
Category//Year end
Author:
[email protected]
Correct Payroll Year-End After Entering New-Year Paychecks
Description
  • Last Year amount on the Earnings tab is too high
  • This Year amount on the Earnings tab is too low
  • T4 amounts include paychecks from the new year
Cause
Resolution

You have a backup that contains only the previous year's paychecks

  1. Restore the backup.
  2. Perform the payroll year-end process.
  3. Enter the paychecks for the new year.
  4. Enter any other missing transactions.

You completed payroll year-end some time ago and can't use the backup

The EMPLOYEE.BTR file stores This Year and Last Year earnings for each employee. Update this file to correct the earnings amounts.

CAUTION:

Create a backup of the current data before you continue.

  1. Restore the backup created before payroll year-end to a separate folder. For Example: C:\TEST.

  2. Add the TEST company to the list and log in the company.

  3. Void all new-year timecards.

  4. Perform the payroll year-end process.

  5. Verify that Last Year contains the correct earnings.

  6. Re-enter the timecards you voided.

  7. Verify that This Year contains the correct earnings.

  8. Exit the TEST company.

  9. Rename EMPLOYEE.BTR in the live data folder to EMPLOYEE.OLD.

  10. Copy EMPLOYEE.BTR from the C:\TEST folder to the live data folder.

This process replaces the live EMPLOYEE.BTR file with a corrected version and updates employee earnings.

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