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title: "Editing a payroll task"
slug: "how-do-i-edit-a-payroll-task"
description: "In Cintra iQ, edit a payroll's default task list, used to pre-populate tasks when the payroll moves forward a period."
updated: 2026-07-29T09:26:37Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:26:23Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/how-do-i-edit-a-payroll-task"
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# Editing a payroll task

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 edit a default task list for all periods within a payroll. This list will be used to pre-populate the **Payroll Period Task** list within **Payroll Period Tasks** when you move a payroll forward.

## How do I edit a payroll task?

1. Go to: Payroll > Payroll Setup > Employers Setup > Employer > PAYE & Payrolls tab > Payrolls associated …pane > Payroll > **Payroll Task Settings tab**
2. Select the desired task.
3. Click the **Open** button. The **Edit Payroll Task** form appears.
4. Make the necessary changes.
5. Click the **OK** button. The task is updated.