Make corrections to a previous tax year

Once you close and submit a pay period to Revenue, you need to make any corrections in the current period of the current tax year.

In this guide, we explain how to make corrections to a previous tax year. We also have the following guides:

• Make corrections to the current period
• Make corrections to a previous pay period

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If you overpaid an employee

Avoid manual adjustments. Fix the overpayment in your next pay run.

Example:

An employee normally earns €500 a week. In week 52 of the previous tax year, they were off sick for one day and were due €400. Because the payroll wasn’t ready in time, you paid €500. To correct this, reduce their gross pay by €100 in the next pay run.

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If you underpaid an employee

Don’t adjust manually. Add the missing amount in your next pay run.

Example:

An employee usually earns €500 a week. In week 50 of the previous tax year, they worked overtime worth €100, but you paid €500. To fix this, increase their gross pay to €600 in the next pay run.

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If an employee left in a previous tax year

If you paid the employee correctly, but they left in a previous year, record the change in the current period.

1. Go to Processing, then select Time and Pay.
2. Under Entry mode, select Random, then Continue.
3. Next to Employee, select Browse, then choose the employee.
4. In Leaving/Suspend, select Leaving.
5. Select No Pay Due to clear their time sheet.
6. In Date, update the employee's finish date.
7. Select Save, then Cancel.

When you send your next submission, Revenue automatically receives the leaver update.

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Incorrect details on a submission

If you update a pay period after sending your submission, resend a payroll submission to Revenue so they receive the corrected figures. The new submission replaces the old one automatically.

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