Hi I tried to delete one duplicate pay run, but it said : this pay run cannot be unlocked because automated super payment has been made. what should i do?

Hi jeant816,

If a pay run has been locked due to automated super payments, you will need to create an ad hoc pay run instead to make any changes. If you were intending to remove the earnings etc altogether, you would need to enter the ad hoc pay run as a negative pay run:

1. Create a new pay run and enter a date range as required (you can edit it to be the same as the pay run you want to remove if you like).
2. Click on the employee's name to open up their earnings lines. Enter all earnings you want to remove as a negative figure.
3. Select the employee's Actions button and select Adjust PAYG, then enter the PAYG amount you want to remove as a negative figure.
4. Select the employee's Actions button and select Adjust Super, then enter the super amount you want to remove as a negative figure.
5. Enter any other amendments to allowances, earnings, deductions etc as needed then select Save.
6. Repeat for all other employees in the pay run and then Finalise.

This creates a 'reversing' pay run that will cancel out the duplicate. If you need to report this change to the ATO, you can then lodge an Update Event to bring the updated figures across.

-Kass