Drake Accounting®: If I use the same date range when running the Payroll Journal and the Payroll Report, they show different results.
The Payroll Journal report (Employees > Reports > Payroll Journal) is generated based on the Check Date:
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The Payroll report (Employees > Reports > Payroll Report) is generated based on the Pay Period End Date:
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If you are using a date range that falls after the Pay Period End Date, but before the Check Date, this would cause a difference in the report results. Also, if an employee does not have a check falling in the date range selected, they will not show in the list of employees to include on the report.
Note: For bookkeeping purposes, the Check Date is used for Posting. All Federal and State wage forms also utilize the Check Date in their calculations.