I had not got my business payroll set up so paid my employee by direct debit however now i am running a payroll i have overpaid my employee how do i input this?

I'll share some insights on how to handle this in QuickBooks, 

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If that overpayment is from the previous month's pay run, you can set up a deduction category/item to reduce the employee's current paycheck or salary. 

Here's how to set up a deduction category for QuickBooks Online Advanced Payroll:

1. Go to Payroll Settings and select Deduction Categories.
2. Select Add to add the new deduction category.
3. Enter the name for the deduction.
4. Select whether it will be a pre-tax or post-tax deduction.
5. Click Save.

If it's QuickBooks Standard Payroll, we have two deductions types: after-tax and loan repayments. After-tax deductions are taken out after statutory deductions such as tax, NI, and loans have been taken out from the employee's pay. You can learn more in this article: Add or customise payroll deductions in QuickBooks Standard Online Payroll.

But if it's the current month's payroll, you can deduct it on the next pay run/salary.

I'm also sharing a links on deleting a pay run and understanding what happens after you delete them:

• How to delete or unlock payroll in QuickBooks Online Advanced Payroll
• Delete a pay run in QuickBooks Online Standard Payroll

Please tag me in a comment if you need further assistance managing payroll in QuickBooks.