Cannot modify the Pay Period dates of a processed pay in QuickBooks 2012/13

Legacy KB ID: 4598

Question

I have processed a pay with an incorrect pay period date range.  Although I can edit the pay and change the date range, the changes won’t save.  This was not a problem in previous versions of QuickBooks. 

Answer

As a result of various enhancements to the payroll module in the 2012/13 release of QuickBooks, the ability to edit some fields after the pay has been processed, has been curtailed. 

Workaround

Delete the pay and re-enter it with the correct Pay Period date range. 

Note:  if the pay being edited has been reconciled, then you will need to redo the reconciliations affected.