Answer
In mode, Lightning Payroll blocks deletion of a completed pay once it has been included in a submitted Inland Revenue payday filing record.
When deletion is blocked
- If the pay has been linked only to a draft filing record, it can still be deleted.
- Once the filing has progressed beyond draft, the pay can still be edited, but it cannot be deleted.
Why Lightning Payroll does this
This preserves the filing history and keeps the audit trail intact. If a lodged pay could simply be removed, the submission history would no longer match the payroll records that were filed.
What to do instead
If a lodged pay needs correction, keep the original pay and create the necessary adjustment pay or other corrective entry instead of deleting the lodged record.
