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Does GoCo Calculate Backpay?

Embedded payroll automatically sends all employee changes to the payroll run; However, there are a few notes surrounding pay. See below!

In order to make sure employees are paid correctly, follow these guidelines in GoCo.

  • If you change an employee's pay with a future effective date, you will see it on the payroll run when the work period includes the effective date of the change.
    • GoCo will apply the prorated amount by day so you don't have to make any edits! 
  • If you change an employee's pay with an effective date in the past, GoCo will adjust the pay immediately but will not calculate any back pay. 
    • To prorate by day follow the steps below. 
    • For hourly employees, you can add another earning code and put in the new rate, then adjust the hours worked. 
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    • For salary employees, you'll have to adjust the amount itself and do the math offline since the rate is not editable in GoCo.
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Once you are done with these edits you can proceed with processing payroll.

If you have any questions please email us at embeddedpayroll@goco.io! 

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