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Payroll Software and Operations
Payroll Close
Payroll-Software-and-Operations
Payroll-Processing
Operational closeout stage that confirms the payroll run is complete, reconciled, and ready for downstream follow-up.
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Payroll Software and Operations
Payroll Run
Payroll-Software-and-Operations
Payroll-Processing
Full payroll-processing event that turns approved inputs into calculated pay, deductions, and payment output.
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Payroll Processing
Direct Deposit
Payroll-Processing
Electronic payroll payment method that delivers net pay to a bank account after payroll is calculated.
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Payroll Processing
Final Paycheck
Payroll-Processing
Employer-Obligations
What a final paycheck means in payroll, why it needs special handling, and how it differs from an ordinary payroll run.
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Payroll Processing
Gross-to-Net Pay
Payroll-Processing
Pay-Basics
What gross-to-net pay means in payroll, how the calculation works, and why it connects most paycheck terms together.
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Payroll Processing
Gross-Up
Payroll-Processing
Payroll-Tax
Payroll method that increases gross pay so the employee receives a target net amount after withholding and deductions.
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Payroll Processing
Manual Check
Payroll-Processing
What a manual check means in payroll, when it is used, and how it differs from ordinary scheduled payroll payment.
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Payroll Processing
Negative Net Pay
Payroll-Processing
Payroll-Deductions
Payroll exception where deductions, taxes, or adjustments exceed available earnings and push the net-pay result below zero.
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Payroll Processing
Net-to-Gross
Payroll-Processing
Payroll-Tax
What net-to-gross means in payroll and how it relates to gross-up calculations.
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Pay Cycles and Periods
Off-Cycle Payroll
Pay-Cycles-and-Periods
Payroll-Processing
What off-cycle payroll means, why employers run it, and how it differs from a regular payroll schedule.
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Payroll Processing
Paper Check
Payroll-Processing
What a paper check means in payroll, how it differs from direct deposit, and where it fits in payroll operations.
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Payroll Processing
Payroll Adjustment
Payroll-Processing
Payroll correction or update applied when the first calculation should not remain unchanged in current or later processing.
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Payroll Processing
Payroll Funding
Payroll-Processing
Employer-Obligations
Employer-side step of making payroll cash available before deposits, checks, and related payment obligations are released.
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Payroll Processing
Payroll Processing
Payroll-Processing
Step-by-step payroll workflow terms from calculation and funding to adjustments and reconciliation.
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Payroll Processing
Payroll Register
Payroll-Processing
What a payroll register is, how payroll teams use it, and how it differs from an employee pay stub.
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Payroll Processing
Payroll Reconciliation
Payroll-Processing
Compliance-and-Recordkeeping
What payroll reconciliation means, how payroll teams use it, and why it matters before and after payroll is finalized.
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Payroll Processing
Replacement Check
Payroll-Processing
What a replacement check means in payroll, when it is used, and how payroll keeps the original and replacement events straight.
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Pay Basics
Retro Pay
Pay-Basics
Payroll-Processing
What retro pay means in payroll, why it happens, and how it differs from ordinary current-period earnings.
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Pay Basics
Severance Pay
Pay-Basics
Payroll-Processing
What severance pay means in payroll, when it appears, and how it differs from ordinary ongoing compensation.
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Payroll Processing
Split Deposit
Payroll-Processing
What a split deposit means in payroll, how it works, and why payment distribution is separate from paycheck calculation.
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Pay Basics
Vacation Payout
Pay-Basics
Payroll-Processing
What a vacation payout means in payroll, when it appears, and how it differs from ordinary vacation pay.
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Payroll Processing
Voided Check
Payroll-Processing
What a voided check means in payroll, when it happens, and why payroll must reverse the original payment status carefully.
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Payroll Processing
Wage Advance
Payroll-Processing
Pay-Basics
Payroll-related early payment made before the normal pay date, with later payroll records needing to account for it clearly.
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