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KSimp
June 17, 2021
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BONUS or COMMISSION CHECKS WTH VOLUNTARY DEDUCTIONS REMOVED

  • June 17, 2021
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We are needing a work around in QPO for Bonus and Commission checks paid through payroll.  Many of our employees have voluntary deductions for health care premiums, AFLAC, etc. that does not need to come out of a bonus or commission check from the company.  It is understood that deductions such as taxes, 401K, Simple Ira, Child Support etc. are must be taken out of every check, but the extra 'fluff' should be optional.  We do not wish the Bonus/Commission to be included with a regular paycheck due to complaints of the taxation being much greater.  As of now, having to remove the deductions from each employee's setup for the check and re-entering them before the next payroll is very time consuming.  With a bonus that is an unscheduled 'surprise', surely there can be a way made to 'choose' not to include the voluntary deductions from that check since they are fully taken care of in the regular payroll cycle.  Please help!

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katherinejoyceO
katherinejoyceO
June 17, 2021

Welcome to the Community, @KSimp. I can help you create a separate bonus check in QuickBooks so it won't include the voluntary deductions. 

 

Please know that since this is an off-cycle check and not on a regularly scheduled payday, you can't use the direct deposit to pay your employees. 

 

Here's how: 

 

  1. Go to the Workers tab, then select Employees.
  2. Select Run payroll. Then choose Bonus only.
  3. Select the applicable settings for the bonus paycheck, then click Continue.
  4. Select the employee, then enter the bonus amount.
  5. Select the edit (pencil icon) beside "Payroll options", then select the payroll options you want. Then click Apply.
  6. Select preview and submit payroll.
  7. If you selected As net pay, the pay stub includes Employee Taxes Paid by Employer in the pay section.

 

For further insights, refer to these helpful articles to learn more about separately paying bonus and commission from regular pay: 

 

 

For future reference, check out the supported pay types and deductions in QuickBooks Online Payroll. 

 

Get back to me in this post if you need anything else with paying your employees bonus and commissions. I'd be sure to guide you some more.

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cbcavnar
June 23, 2022

Did not answer the question. Not even close.

I only have to do this for 1 employee. Can't imagine the hassle of 10 or 20 or 100 employees with multiple deductions & garnishments.

Would be nice if QB ONLINE fixed this, rather than the paying customer having to modify the employee pay profile before AND after every commission and bonus check!

 

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JamaicaA
June 23, 2022

Please know that it’s our priority to help you, @cbcavnar.

 

I understand the convenience of having someone to fix it for you. I want you to know that your voice is heard and we value it.

 

I’d suggest sending feedback request to our product development team. They will evaluate these and pick some of them to include in future updates. This way, we can help you with your business needs. 

 

Here’s how:

 

  1. Go to the Gear icon.
  2. Under the Profile column, click on Feedback.
  3. Share your feedback. Then, click Next.

 

You'll want to track your suggestion through this website. You can also visit our blog to keep up with all of our recent events and developments.

 

You can read through this resources to learn more about separately paying bonus and commission the next time you run payroll: 

 

 

Please don't hesitate to Reply in this thread if you have any additional questions about QuickBooks. I’ll be here to answer them for you. Take care.

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cbcavnar
February 26, 2022

We are having the same issue, and their solution is that we fix it ourselves. Manually. Every check.

Not much of a solution.

 

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