How to Delete a Payroll Check

This tutorial shows how to delete a paycheck completely from inside the Payroll Mate payroll system database. This operation is irreversible; we highly advise you to create a backup first. Please do not delete a check unless you are 100% sure you do not need it anymore. Please be very careful before you delete a check that has already been included in a payroll tax return (such as 941), which you've already filed with government agencies.

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Summary of Steps

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Start by Opening Your Payroll Mate Program.
Go > File > Open Company.
Select the company you want to delete check(s) from.
Click OK. Payroll Mate will open the company file.
Go to Checks screen.
Select the check to be deleted.
Click Delete from the top toolbar.
When asked if you are sure you want to proceed click YES.
You can see that the check has been deleted from the checks screen.
Congratulations . The check has been deleted!

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