Question

I need to set up a union deduction per hour?

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March 13, 2019
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Just switched to Online. Can anyone tell me how to set up deductions for Union Dues based on PER HOUR worked? I can only find the Percentage or flat rate. we have to deduct per hour worked.

Thank you

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MaryGraceS

Hello there, @BFC1.

Thank you for taking the time posting in the Community. Allow me to help share some insight about setting up union dues calculated by hours.

Currently, the option to set a deduction item for Union dues based on per hour worked is unavailable. As you mentioned, the available methods are a flat rate and percent of gross pay.

In the meantime, you can calculate the deduction manually. If you'll use the flat rate, you can leave it blank on the employee's profile, and just enter the total amount of the deduction when you process your payroll.

For more details about this, I've attached an article about pay types in QuickBooks Online: Supported pay types and deductions explained.

That should point you in the right direction today. The Community is always here if you need more assistance with payroll. I'd be delighted to be your guide once again. Wishing you and your business continued success.

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BFC1Author

Why is available on the desktop version, but not online? Seems to me that the engineering team already has the knowlege of how to make it happen, since they have already suceeded in doing in on desktop.

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tjslater91

I have the same issue with a few of my employees, and have since I switched to Quickbooks Online awhile back. It was a feature they had with the desktop version, and I would think they would easily be able to make it work here. The sooner they can make this happen the easier it would make to do payroll each week!!

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ReymondO

I agree with you on this, @tjslater91.

Our developers are doing their best to develop the product in a way that could benefit most of our customers. Please keep in mind that we're always here to listen to your suggestions. Customer's feedback helps our engineers decide on what features should be added to the system. We'd appreciate your patience while they're reviewing this suggestion.

In the meantime, you can follow the steps provided by my colleague @MaryGraceS in this thread. As a workaround, you can calculate the deduction per hour outside of QuickBooks and convert it to a flat rate so you can enter it in QBO.

If you ever need assistance working within the program, let me know by leaving a comment. I’ll be glad to help.

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LCB03

Has this been fixed yet, or are you still not able to enter a rate/hr. for union related benefits?

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MirriamM

I can see how you wanted to enter a rate/hour for union related benefits, @LCB03.

Right now, it's still one of the non-supported pay types in QuickBooks Online (QBO). In the meantime, you may calculate the deduction manually. And if you'll utilize the flat rate, you can leave it blank on the employee's profile. Then, enter the total amount of the deduction when you process your payroll.

We always work to balance adding new enhancements and features in QBO. You may want to send product suggestion straight to our developers for possible inclusion in future updates.

To send feedback, follow the below steps:

Go to the Gear icon at the top.
Select Feedback.
Enter your comments or product suggestions.
Then select Next to submit feedback.

These requests and suggestions are forwarded directly to the Product Development Team for review. Also, they let them know what feature works best for you as a QuickBooks user.

You may also visit our Feedback forum page. From there, you can see a list of other QuickBooks users who already suggested this feature, as well as the recent updates in QuickBooks.

Additionally, you might also want to run payroll reports in QBO. This will help you view useful information about your business and employees.

If there's anything else I can help with in processing payroll or other QuickBooks tasks, feel free to post here anytime. I'm always here to lend a hand. Have a good day.

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lauralulu1

I was so excited to finally convince my boss to switch us to QBO from QBDT this time around when our desktop needed to be upgraded. I get it all transferred over, and oh no--our historical payroll, pay rates, and payroll data doesn't transfer. Because QBDT has *more* features than QBO. That's embarrassing. Oh well, I'll spend and entire 2 days getting that all set up, because it will be worth it in the long run. But this union dues deduction is my end game. All but 3 of our employees are union, with a per hour deduction that needs to come off their paychecks. I am not manually entering that amount for each employee. Don't you understand how easy it is to make a mistake doing it that way? We're not paying this much for payroll software to have to manually calculate amounts on every paycheck. How ridiculous. This thread is THREE years old and QBO *still* hasn't made this simple addition?? I'm honestly flabbergasted by this. A super simple deduction that is readily available in QBDT, but you can't be bothered to add it to QBO? I'm done. Guess I'm going back to my boss with my tail between my legs, asking him to change us back to desktop. And after I've wasted 2 days messing with this to try and make it work for us. He'll be so happy.

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Circo Dave

QB is not union friendly. They are missing out on so many union contractors in the US and Canada.

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tjslater91

So I was chatting with QuickBooks on Thursday (01/05/23) about another issue I was having and while I was chatting with them I asked them about this thread. I sent them a link to the thread, and asked them if there was anything in the works or if there was something they could do about this issue. After reviewing everything the team member said that they would create a support ticket with the engineering team to have them look into this for one of their future updates. I do have a personal reference number that they emailed to me a few hours after the ticket was created, so hopefully this is some good news. I do plan to follow up with them towards the end of next week to try and stay on top of this so we can hopefully get an update that included this as an option.

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EMW21

I have the answer to the per hour thing. Hopefully they get to that sooner than later. We are 100% union, aside from me. I was wondering if someone could help me, that is union. We are IBEW Union and I have having issues allocating the employer paid benefits such as NEBF and NEAT (an others) to a contribution item in each employees profile. The contribution doesn't seem to fit any of the choices. I also need to track these funds as payroll items. Any help is much appreciated. I am new to it all.

Kindly,

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SirielJeaB

We're happy to have you in the Community forum, EMW21. Thanks for reaching out to us.

You can set up pre-tax or after-tax deduction items in QuickBooks Payroll. You may want to reach out to your plan administrator or an accountant if you have any questions about how the deduction is taxed.

Here's how to set up deductions in QuickBooks Online Payroll:

Go to Payroll, then Employees. Select your employee.
From Deductions & contributions, click Start or Edit.
Select + Add deduction/contribution from the Deduction/contribution dropdown.
Select a Deduction/contribution type and Type, then add a description.
Select whether you want the deduction calculated as a flat amount or a percentage of the gross pay. Then enter the amount or percentage.
Click Save, then Done.

For more detailed instructions and to know how to set up specific deduction items, please read this article: Set up, change, or delete employee-paid payroll deductions.

You can refer to this article to learn how to set up company-paid contributions to an employee's retirement or health insurance plan in QuickBooks Online Payroll: Set up and manage company contributions.

You can also keep track of your payroll expenses in QuickBooks Online Payroll. It allows you to organize your data by department, business office, or separately owned properties.

Please let me know if you have further questions about allocating employer-paid benefits to a contribution item in each employee's profile. I always look forward to assisting you.

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pleasantairjenny

do you all use a different app or program for your union payrolls?

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EMW21

I use ADP and it's great!

thank u

Old thread, but has this been resolved? I have Quickbooks enterprise, wanting to switch to online as I don’t like the hosting platform they offer.
but I need to be able to take out dues hourly not percent wise.

JessT

Hi DHZ_Electric.

QuickBooks Online Payroll now provides the flexibility to take out dues hourly rather than as a percentage. just select the Per hour work option when you create a deduction item, as shown in the screenshot.

If you have other questions in mind, please don't hesitate to go back to this thread.

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Will C3

I think your help team lacks actual real world knowledge. The answer is you have not addresses the real problem and what people have an issue with isnt really fixed.

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