I want to manually enter my paycheck as gross pay less taxes less other deductions = net check. I do not want to download from my bank. Is this at all possible?

Hello there, caslam.

I see you want to manually enter payroll checks into QuickBooks Online. I'll give you all of the information you need to complete your task.

Yes, it is possible to manually enter paychecks even if you run your payroll outside of QuickBooks Online. Also, we really don't recommend using the banking feature or downloading transactions via bank feeds for paychecks since we need to consider tracking the payroll taxes.

To do this, you'll need to create new accounts in your Chart of Accounts to track your payroll liabilities and expenses.

For the Expense accounts:

• Payroll Expenses: Wages
• Payroll Expenses: Taxes

For the Liability accounts:

• Payroll Liabilities: Federal Taxes (941/944)
• Payroll Liabilities: Federal Unemployment (940)
• Payroll Liabilities: [State] SUI/ETT
• Payroll Liabilities: [State] PIT/SDI

These accounts cover the majority of payroll tax situations. You may need to set up additional accounts for taxes specific to your state or locality.

After that, you can now enter your paychecks to QuickBooks by creating a Journal Entry. Here's an article for the complete details of the debits and credits when entering the journal entry for a paycheck (Step 2: Enter the payroll paychecks into QuickBooks Online): Manually enter payroll paychecks in QuickBooks Online.

You can also visit our Help Page for more payroll-related topics and articles.

Don't hesitate to leave a comment below if you have other concerns or follow-up questions about paychecks. I'd be glad to help. Keep safe!