Define Monthly Cut Off in Payroll Policy

Payroll cut-off dates are the deadlines by which calculations for Allowances, Deductions, Unpaid Leave & Overtime are to be reflected in salary for that specific month. If any of these calculations are recorded after the cut-off date, they will usually not be reflected until the following month.

The guides below will show you how you could set up your own cut-off periods:

Step 1

Navigate to your left menu, and go to Settings(a) > Payroll(b) > Payroll Policies (c)

Step 2 

Select your payroll period type from the left and proceed to choose the payroll policy template on the right that you wish to set the cut-off period.

Step 3

Once you click on the payroll policy, click the cut-off period as shown below in the image below.

Step 4 

Once you reach the cut-off period page, scroll all the way below to find the Monthly Cut Off Period as shown below.

Now that you are in this section, you will be able to choose the start and end date of your cut-off period, which From indicates the Start Date, and To indicates the End Date

There are columns in From & To:

The first columns allow you to choose the behavior of the cut-off, For example:

• Previous month: Cut off date will start from the date set on the previous month 
• Current month: The cut-off date is calculated starting from the date selected on the month your process payroll.
• Previous 2 months: Cut off date will start from the date set on the previous 2 month
• Previous 3 months: Cut off date will start from the date set on the previous 3 month

Example:

Payroll Month: June

Salary Cut-Off Period: Current 1st to Current 31st 

Salary Calculated From June 1st to June 31st 

Step 5

When you are done setting up, scroll all the way down, and click on the continue button in the right bottom corner