Reversing an incorrect pay

Question

Hi, I'm hoping someone may be able to help me with a query about reversing a payment to an employee.  I have done this before to correct a super amount on a pay, but I cannot find the old helpful advice about how to do this.  This time, however, the employee was overpaid the incorrect amount (which he reported to me after the last pay run).  The Teams app duplicated his times in his timesheet, and I didn't notice when approving (this is a new problem- not sure how this happened).  How do I amend the pay run today?  Would it be easier to make a deduction for the overpayment in this pay run?

Princess_R · Accepted Answer

Hi @Poly1,

You've got two main options to fix that overpayment from the duplicated timesheet in the Teams app. Reversing a pay run can be a bit of a hassle, especially if you've already reported the values to the ATO or if things get messy during the reversal. On the other hand, making a deduction in the current pay run is a breeze and it's perfect for a quick fix if the error affects just one employee and one period. Both methods work, so it's totally up to you which one you want to go with!

Cheers,

Princess