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title: "Copying a task from one payroll to another"
slug: "how-do-i-copy-a-task-from-one-payroll-to-another"
description: "Explains how to copy a default payroll task list from one payroll to another in Cintra iQ, saving time re-entering the same tasks."
updated: 2026-07-29T09:26:42Z
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# Copying a task from one payroll to another

Within **Cintra iQ**, you have the ability to create a **Task** list for a payroll using the **Payroll Task** functionality. This is so that you can check that required tasks are performed for the payroll. You can copy an existing default task list for all periods within a payroll to another payroll. This list will be used to pre-populate the **Payroll Period Task** list within **Payroll Period Tasks** when you move a payroll forward. Copying existing tasks to other payrolls is useful so that you do not have to repeatedly enter the same information for multiple payrolls.

## To copy a task

1. Navigate to the **Payroll Task Settings** tab.

Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Setup > Employers Setup > Employer > PAYE & Payrolls tab > Payrolls associated …pane > Payroll
2. Click the **Copy Tasks** button. The **Copy Tasks** from other payroll window appears.
3. Select the desired **Payroll**. The associated tasks appear in the pane.
4. Select the desired tasks.
5. Click the **Copy** button. The selected tasks are copied to the **Payroll Tasks Settings** tab.