i would like to add past salaries on my payroll

Hi lejardin!

I'm glad you're choosing QBO Payroll! Welcome to the family!

When you set up the Payroll section in QuickBooks Online, you'll be asked if you've paid your employees this year. You only need to select Yes, and then enter the consolidated wage, tax deductions, social security, etc. for each employee per quarter. Here's an article with detailed steps and a video tutorial for your reference: Add pay history to QuickBooks Online Payroll.

If you've already created paychecks, you'll want to contact our QuickBooks Online Payroll support as you will no longer have the option to add your employees' pay history anymore.

Feel free to reach back out if you have questions about entering prior payroll. Take care and have a good one!