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Does anyone know how to post a manual check through payroll in Quickbooks online?

  • June 11, 2020
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Best answer by MadelynC

I definitely will make sure that it gets sorted, @cindyl1.


You can use the Journal Entry to enter the details of your two employees for March 2020 payroll. Doing this manually, QuickBooks Online tracks your payment totals.


To enter payroll paychecks into QBO, you’ll want to create manual tracking accounts first to track your payroll liabilities and expenses. Here’s how:

 

  1. Go to the Gear icon, then Chart of Accounts.
  2. Select New to create a new account.
  3. In the Account Type dropdown menu, you can choose “Expenses.”
  4. In the Detail Type dropdown, you can select “Payroll Expenses.”
  5. You can enter/use “Payroll Expenses: Wages.”
  6. Under Description, you can enter, “This account tracks my payroll wages from.”
  7. Click Save and Close.


You’ll also want to create liability accounts to cover the most common payroll tax situations. Then, create a journal entry. I recommend reaching to your accountant for further assistance with this matter. 

 

  1. Click the +New button.
  2. Select Journal Entry.
  3. Under the journal date, enter the paycheck date.

For detailed instructions, please refer to this article: Manually enter payroll paychecks in QuickBooks Online.

 

You can always visit our help articles in case you need some information about QuickBooks payroll.


I’ll be here anytime if you have an additional concern. Have a good one.

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June 11, 2020

Hello, and welcome to the Community, cindyl1.
 

I'll guide you through the process of creating a paycheck manually in QuickBooks Online Payroll. Here's how it's done:
1. In the navigation bar on the left, go to Workers or Payroll and open the Employees tab.
2. Click on the green Run Payroll button.
3. Choose the worker you'd like to pay, then enter their hours.
4. Use the Preview payroll option to proceed.
5. Select Submit payroll.
6. Hit Finish Payroll.


Now the paycheck you created will be posted to that employee's profile.
 

Here's a detailed resource about posting pay checks: How to create paychecks in QBO
 

You can reach out to me here if you have any other questions. Enjoy the rest of your day!

cindyl1Author
June 11, 2020

I am trying to input detail into payroll for 2 checks that were written to 2 employees in March of 2020 that did not go through payroll.  They have been paid however the payroll module does not show this payroll run or the taxes that should be associated with it.  Can this be resolved? Thanks!

MadelynCAnswer
June 11, 2020

I definitely will make sure that it gets sorted, @cindyl1.


You can use the Journal Entry to enter the details of your two employees for March 2020 payroll. Doing this manually, QuickBooks Online tracks your payment totals.


To enter payroll paychecks into QBO, you’ll want to create manual tracking accounts first to track your payroll liabilities and expenses. Here’s how:

 

  1. Go to the Gear icon, then Chart of Accounts.
  2. Select New to create a new account.
  3. In the Account Type dropdown menu, you can choose “Expenses.”
  4. In the Detail Type dropdown, you can select “Payroll Expenses.”
  5. You can enter/use “Payroll Expenses: Wages.”
  6. Under Description, you can enter, “This account tracks my payroll wages from.”
  7. Click Save and Close.


You’ll also want to create liability accounts to cover the most common payroll tax situations. Then, create a journal entry. I recommend reaching to your accountant for further assistance with this matter. 

 

  1. Click the +New button.
  2. Select Journal Entry.
  3. Under the journal date, enter the paycheck date.

For detailed instructions, please refer to this article: Manually enter payroll paychecks in QuickBooks Online.

 

You can always visit our help articles in case you need some information about QuickBooks payroll.


I’ll be here anytime if you have an additional concern. Have a good one.

April 10, 2022

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MichelleBh
April 10, 2022

Thanks for joining this thread, @johnnydukey.

 

I have all the tools and resources necessary to address your QuickBooks concerns right here. Please feel free to leave a comment below and let me know what's going on today or share additional information on your problem. This way, I can be of assistance.

 

For future reference, you may visit our QuickBooks Online Help Articles. This page contains topics on how to manage your business information, transactions, reports, and other matters.

 

Looking forward to your reply. Keep safe always.