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title: "How do I create a correction for a new starter in a previous tax period?"
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# How do I create a correction for a new starter in a previous tax period?

The usual process of creating an employee is adopted but when the **Payroll Membership** form is created, if you want the correction to be applied in the tax period in which they should have started, you can perform the following:

## Assign the new starter to a payroll

For more information about **Payroll Memberships**, see the **Payroll Membership** check list.

1. Navigate to the **Payroll Membership History** window. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Employment Record > Forms > Payroll Membership.
2. Right-click: **New** in the **Payroll History Membership** pane. The **Payroll New Starter** form appears.
3. Select the desired **Payroll**.
4. Enter the **Start Date**.
5. Select the desired **Period** to enable the correction.
6. Click the **OK** button.

## Apply the start date to the employee's post history

For more information about Post History, see the **Post History** check list.

1. Navigate to the employee's **Post History** window. Go to **Cintra iQ:** Employment Record > Forms > Post History
2. Create the employee's **Post History** record.
3. Ensure the employee's start date is enter as the **From Date**.

## Calculate the payslip

1. Navigate to the employee's **Payslip_Period Summary** window. Go to **Cintra iQ:** Employment Record > Forms > Payslip
2. Click the **Calculate** button. The payslip is updated to display the correction from the employee's **Start Date** to the end of that period as well as the pay in the current period. The **Income Tax** deducted and **National Insurance** contribution are also corrected.