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# Payroll approval deadline moved 30 minutes earlier for consistent pay dates

> We’ve shifted the payroll approval deadline from 12:00 PM Pacific to 11:30 AM Pacific. This gives us more time to process payroll within the day, helping ensure payments are delivered on their scheduled pay dates.

**Note**: The approval deadline is always shown in your local time zone throughout Plane.

This change also resolves a recent issue where pay dates were shown inconsistently between payroll and payments.

## Other improvements and fixes

* **Payroll journal report columns adjust dynamically**: The columns shown in the report now update based on the data being viewed, so fields like bonuses appear whenever they are relevant. We also fixed pagination so you can browse through the full report.
* **W-2 and contractor offboarding completes immediately**: Previously, backdated terminations stayed “in progress” until the next day, which blocked archiving and could cause confusion. Now, when a termination date is saved for today or earlier, offboarding is marked complete right away.
* **Fixed accounting navigation**: You can now move to the next month even if that month hasn’t started yet. Previously, the “Next” button didn’t work in this case.