Backdating Payroll

Glad to have you here in the Community forum, @Isa6.

Yes, you can create unscheduled payroll checks to process your bonus checks in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT). Doing this will create a separate calculation of your bonus taxes.

You can also select any date you want to use for backdated payroll payments. To start, let's create a payroll item and then add is when processing the bonus-only checks. Here's how:

1. Go to the Lists menu, then select Payroll Item List.
2. Click Payroll Item then New.
3. Tap Custom Setup, then Next. Then, choose Wage and press Next.
4. Select Bonus, then Next.
5. Enter the name of this item, then pick Next.
6. Select the expense account you want the item to track, then click Finish.

After that, follow these steps outlined in this article to proceed with running unscheduled bonus-only payroll checks: Pay an employee bonus.

Additionally, check out this article that'll help you keep track of your payroll and employee expenses in QBDT. This will help you focus on the information that matters most to your business: Customize payroll and employee reports.

You're more than welcome to visit this thread again if you have other payroll concerns. Just add the details of your concern here, and I'll help you out.