How to edit year-to-date adjustments
Overview
This article explains how to edit year-to-date (YTD) adjustments you previously entered.
Assumptions
You have an active payroll subcription in QuickBooks.
Expected Outcome
You can provide YTD information for your employees.
Details
To edit YTD adjustments:
- QuickBooks Pro and Premier:
- Choose Employees > Employee Center. Click the Transactions tab on the upper left.
- Simple Start:
- Click Payroll to enter the Payroll Center.
- Under Related Activities, click See payroll transactions you've created on the left. Click the Show drop-down arrow.
- Under the Transactions tab (for QuickBooks) or the Show drop-down arrow (for Simple Start), click Year-to-Date Adjustments.
- Select the correct date range at the top of the Transaction List.
- Find the YTD entry you want to edit and double-click it.
- Adjust the amounts previously entered.
- Note: If you created prior liability payments, you must edit them to reflect the changes to the YTD adjustments.
To adjust prior liability payments:
- QuickBooks Pro and Premier:
- Choose Employees > Employee Center.
- Click the Transactions tab on the upper left.
- Under the Transactions tab, click Liability adjustments.
- Select the correct date range at the top of the Transaction List.
- Find the liability adjustment (prior payment) you want to edit and double-click it.
- Adjust the amounts previously entered.
- Simple Start:
- Click Payroll on the top tool bar.
- Click on Related Payment Activities in the Payroll Center.
- Select Adjust Payroll Liabilities.
- Click the Previous Adjustment button until you find the liability adjustment you want to edit.
- Adjust the amounts previously entered.
To delete a YTD adjustment in QuickBooks:
- Choose Employees > Employee Center.
- Click the Transactions tab on the upper left.
- Under the Transactions tab, click Year-to-Date Adjustments.
- Select the correct date range at the top of the Transaction List.
- Double-click the YTD entry you want delete.
- At the top left, click the Edit menu > Delete YTD adjustment.
- Click OK to confirm the deletion.
To delete a YTD adjustment in Simple Start:
- Click Payroll at the top to enter the Payroll Center.
- Under Related Activities, select See Payroll Transactions you've created.
- Click the Show drop-down arrow at the top and select Year-To-Date Adjustments.
- Select the correct date range at the top of the Transaction List.
- Double-click the YTD entry you want to delete.
- At the top left, click the Edit menu > Delete YTD adjustment.
- Click OK to confirm the deletion.


