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Why Consecutive Periods Have to Add Up

Year-to-date totals are a running sum. A gap or a jump means the file is wrong.

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JustPayStubs Team

Updated October 7, 2026

Why Consecutive Periods Have to Add Up

Line the stubs up by pay date. Subtract. The difference in year-to-date gross should equal the later stub's gross pay.

Keep the figures tied to a real payment

If it does not, the file is wrong. Fix the payroll record. Do not paper over it with a new PDF.

Preview before you pay

Open the pay record form, type the wages that were paid, and preview the PDF before you pay. One stub is the single-document price. Two or more use the multi-document price. Do not use the PDF to misrepresent income.

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