Adjust Individual Balances for the US

There are three methods for adjusting individual balances.

  • Adjust Individual Balances task

  • Person Results task

  • Balance Results task

After performing the adjustment, verify it with the Payroll Process Results task.

For further info, see the following sections.

Adjust Individual Balances Task

Use the Adjust Individual Balances task to:

  • Adjust balances for elements that you have processed during:

    • Payroll run

    • Balance initialization

  • Create balance results for elements that haven't been processed during either of those operations

  • Correct balance tax dimensions or tax jurisdictions

Person Results Task

Use the Person Results task when you need to adjust element entries that:

  1. Are already associated with a person

  2. Their contexts don't require updates

Note: Don't use this method if:In these cases, use the Adjust Individual Balances task. For further info, see the previous section.

Adjust Balances Action

Use Adjust Balances on the Balance Results page when you need to adjust element entries that:

  1. Are already associated with a person

  2. Have contexts that don't require updates

Verify the Adjustment

After making the adjustments, use the Payroll Process Results task to verify the correct adjusted values.

If you set the adjustment to be refunded in the employee's payment, the payment amount includes the adjusted amount.

You can verify the amount in the employee's payment once a prepayment process runs for an effective date that includes the date of the adjustment.

For further info, see Verify the Results of a Balance Adjustment for the US in the Help Center.