In this guide, we explain how to make corrections to a previous pay period in the current tax year. We also have the following guides:
If you overpaid an employee
Avoid manual adjustments. Correct the overpayment in the next pay run.
Example:
An employee normally earns €500 a week. In week 1, they were off sick for one day, and were due €400 from you. Because payroll wasn’t ready in time, you paid them €500.
To fix it, reduce their gross pay by €100 in week 2, bringing it to €400, the correct amount for that week.
If you underpaid an employee
Don’t use manual adjustments. Correct the underpayment in the next pay run.
Example:
An employee normally earns €500 a week. In week 1, they worked overtime worth €100, but you paid them €500.
In week 2, increase their gross pay to €600 to include the missed €100.
If an employee left in a previous period
If you paid an employee correctly but they have since left, update their record in the current period.
- Go to Processing, then select Time and Pay.
- Under Entry mode, select Random, then Continue.
- Next to Employee, select Browse, then choose the employee.
- In the Leaving/Suspend drop-down, select Leaving.
- Select the No Pay Due to zero out their payslip.
- In Date, update the employee's finish date..
- Select Save, then Cancel.
When you send your next submission, Revenue receives the leaver update automatically.
Incorrect details on a submission
If you change payroll details after a submission, resend the payroll submission to Revenue so they have the correct information. The new submission replaces the original details automatically.