For payroll administrators in the United States who are preparing to process Year End, you must ensure that the first three quarters of the year have been closed before you close the final quarter. You must ensure that all quarter ends have been closed, with the last pay run of each quarter committed and, and that all necessary payroll and tax data has been sent to Dayforce Tax Service (DTS) so that it is filed with the appropriate tax authorities.
You close the quarter end by committing the last pay run of the quarter, which is the last pay run that has a pay date in the quarter. If a pay date for a pay run in one quarter falls in the next quarter, the pay run is considered part of the next quarter. For example, say pay period 07 runs from March 18 to March 31 (the end of Q1), and has a pay date of April 6 (beginning of Q2). In this case, pay period 07 is treated a part of the second quarter (Q2).
Closing the last quarter of the year must be done before you can begin Year End processing. You must prepare to begin Year End processing by ensuring that the final quarter of the year is closed.
To confirm that the final quarter of the year is closed:
- Go to Payroll > Overview.
- Verify that all pay runs for the previous quarters have been committed and that there are no outstanding issues or adjustments that must be resolved.
- Verify that the final pay run for the year has been committed.