Use Prior Pay Periods

Description: Every time Labor Distribution is run, any timesheet items that exist prior to the start date (of the pay period) are processed and booked to the General Journal as a separate journal entry. This means that Labor Distribution could generate two entries. Salary variance is not calculated for prior pay period entries.

Note: The purpose of Prior Pay Period Booking is to capture any G/L changes between direct and indirect account that occur when timesheets are moved between projects after the pay period has been processed. These adjustments usually balance to zero (no change in hours or dollars) but if they do not, the variances will be placed in the payroll and subcontractor clearing accounts accordingly.