Payroll error

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HiWhen doing a recent payroll I did not notice that one employee had his hourly rate increased to over double the amount. Because this had a combination of reduced hours and personal leave, I didn't pay attention to the increase and paid it. It doesn't seem like it will be doing it for the next payroll and not sure how it came about for this one.How can I redo his pay and reconcile with bank statements. anyone know the cause of this random change as I havent done anything in this profile to change it.&nbsp;

genreve_s · Answer

Hi Lamica.&nbsp;
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It looks like that pay threw things off a bit. If it hasn’t been sent to the ATO via STP yet, simply delete it and re-run the pay with the correct rate, hours, and leave.
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If it has already gone through, record a reversal to cancel it, then reprocess the pay with the correct figures. Once the corrected pay is dated right and submitted, the ATO will pick up the updated YTD in STP. For the bank rec, once the correct pay is in place, you should be able to reconcile as normal. If you’d already reconciled the original withdrawal, just undo that one, apply the fix, then reconcile again so it matches your statement.
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As for why the rate doubled, a few usual suspects:

The rate got overridden on the pay line for that run.
 A leave pay item has the wrong multiplier, so leave is paid out at a higher rate than base.
 A timesheet carried an override rate for that period.

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Thanks,
Genreve

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