Step 1. Select the Pay Period to Work With (Mandatory)

What is a Pay Period?

A pay period is a specific instance of a payroll that has its own unique start date, end date, and identifying number. Each pay period will fall into one of five possible Deduction/Contribution Cycles, depending on the pay period frequency of your payroll. (For more on Deduction/Contribution Cycles, click here.)

It will also have a Payroll Type - either Regular, Extra, ROE, or Year-End.

• Regular payrolls are regularly scheduled payrolls.
• Extra payrolls are special runs that are caused by unusual circumstances.
• ROE payroll runs only produce records of employment. No payments are generated.
• Year-End runs are only available during a specific time frame in the new year and allow year-to-date adjustments to be entered for the previous year. 
  (Click on ROE or Year-End Runs for more details.)

Why do I have to do this?