Payroll Earning Periods

When you create a payroll definition, you generate a payroll earnings calendar based on the first period end date. The calendar assigns each payroll period a period name that includes the period number.

The statutory tax year must coincide with the dates generated for the earnings calendar

When you submit a payroll calculation, such as a QuickPay process, you select a payroll period. The process uses the process date for the selected payroll period. The process date is the payroll run date on the payroll definition.

You can view period numbers and start and end dates on the Person Process Results page and statement of earnings.