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To determine if you can cover payroll, calculate a conservative cash floor by subtracting must-pay obligations and a buffer from your cleared bank cash. Expected invoice collections are shown separately as upside and do not affect the final payroll viability verdict.

Cash floor methodology calculates payroll viability by taking cleared bank cash, subtracting a buffer and all must-pay obligations due before payday. It strictly separates expected invoice collections as upside, ensuring the verdict relies only on cash you actually control.

Yes, you can use cleared QuickBooks bank balances to check payroll coverage. If gross payroll or tax portions are missing, the projection prompts for those unresolved details and obligations before declaring a final payroll viability verdict.

The best way to handle trust-fund taxes in a cash flow projection is to flag them separately as senior, non-deferrable obligations. This ensures these critical must-pay amounts are deducted from your cash floor before assessing payroll viability.

Cash flow projections exclude expected collections from the verdict to maintain a conservative cash floor. By showing upcoming collections only as labeled upside, the assessment ensures payroll viability relies strictly on cash you actually control rather than uncertain incoming payments.

If gross payroll or tax portions are missing from QuickBooks, you should manually provide those details. The projection will prompt you for any unresolved obligations and missing data before declaring a payroll viability verdict.