How to clean up a data file when using a QuickBooks Payroll Service

If you process payroll using one of the QuickBooks Payroll Services, be aware of the following:

• You can clean up data only for the previous calendar year and earlier.   For example, to clean up data from a previous year, such as 2000, choose December 31, 2000.   You can't clean up data in the current year.
  
  
• Assisted Payroll service users only.  You must also start payroll for the current year before cleaning up data from previous years.  To start payroll for the current year, write at least one paycheck and send payroll data to the service during the current year.

  To learn about claning up your QuickBooks company file, or, to learn about restrictions for cleaning up data if you're using one of the QuickBooks Payroll Services, see cleaning up data.

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