15092: Deleting an Employee (DAS)

Employees can be deleted by going to Employees > Employee Setup. Once you are on this screen you will select the employee you want to remove and click Delete.

Employees can be deleted if they have no payroll in the system. If you have entered any payroll for an employee in the current year Drake Accounting^®, you cannot delete the employee and will receive the following error if you try:

If an employee has received $.01 or more payroll compensation for the current business year you should not delete the employee. 

• Discrepancies in payroll calculations reported to the IRS will create issues for the client.
• Bookkeeping information will generate incorrect amounts for accounts associated with payroll.