Glad to see you in the Community, dolly4311-cox-ne.
I'm here to lend a hand and help you with the setup.
You will need to add the contractor as an employee in the Employees page. Before doing so, please make sure to deactivate the contractor by following these steps:
Go to Payroll > Contractors.
Select the contractor's name to open.
Under the contractor's name, click the drop-down arrow next to the Active status.
Choose Mark as inactive.
After the steps, you can start adding the employee by going to Payroll > Employees > Add an employee. You can also see the instructions in this article: Add a new employee to your payroll. Note: To avoid getting a prompt that an existing name is already added, please make sure to add some info on the name (maybe add the middle initial). For example, the name of the contractor is John Doe when setting up the employee, you can add a middle initial John A. Doe.
If you have any additional questions or need help with other concerns, please let me know in your reply. I'll be around to help you out some more. Take care and stay safe.