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title: "Creating and applying tasks to specific payrolls and periods"
slug: "how-do-i-create-and-apply-tasks-to-specific-payrolls-and-periods"
description: "Build a task list for a specific payroll period to track which checks are complete and which are outstanding."
updated: 2026-07-29T07:52:46Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:26:21Z
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# Creating and applying tasks to specific payrolls and periods

Within **Cintra** **iQ**, You can create a task list for individual payrolls per pay period so that you can check what tasks need to be performed during that period and what tasks are already actioned.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The Payroll Period must be open.

## To create and apply tasks

1. Navigate to the **Payroll Period Tasks** window.

Got to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Tools > Payroll Period > Payroll Period Tasks
2. Select the desired **Payroll**.
3. Select the desired **Period**. The buttons become active.
4. Click the **New** button. The **New Payroll Period Task** form appears.
5. Enter the **Sequence** in which the task is to appear.
6. Enter the **Subject** of the task.
7. Enter the task's **Due Date**.
8. Select the **Status** of the task.
9. Enter a description of the task, if necessary.
10. Click the **OK** button. The task appears in the **Tasks** pane.
11. Continue to create tasks, if required.