Harmony P - Adding an Extra Pay Period
For those with weekly or biweekly pay frequencies, depending on how your pay periods fall in the year, you may have an extra pay period during the year. For example, a leap year may cause this.
WARNING: The tax tables use the number of pay periods per year to apply income tax for your employees. We strongly recommend changing the number of pay periods at the beginning of the year, as part of your year-end process, before running your first payroll of the year to ensure accurate tax calculations.
Reviewing Pay Schedule
To confirm if you need to update the number of pay periods, follow the instructions below.
Go to Payroll Setup > Payroll Groups.
Select the payroll group with the three (3) dots button.
Scroll down until you see your pay schedule/calendar.
Review the calendar to confirm if you require adding an extra pay period. The number of pay periods is indicated in the first column with the header “#”.
Tip: Pay period payment dates should drive the year of which the pay period should fall. For example, if the pay period is Dec 21-27, 2025 but paid on Jan 2, 2026, this pay period should fall into 2026 - not 2025.
Changing Pay Frequency
Go to Payroll Setup > Payroll Groups.
Select your payroll group that you want to add an extra pay period for by clicking the three (3) dots button.
Click “Edit Pay Frequency”.
Select the extra pay period frequency.
Click the save button to save your changes.
When you close the year, the system will automatically revert your pay schedule back to 26 pay periods (if biweekly) or 52 pay periods (if weekly) for the next year.