Payroll withholdings

Let me help you enter your previous withholding to QuickBooks, MTHolly.

You can click Payroll from the left menu and complete other tasks from TO DO. If you aren't seeing this option, you can open the employee's information and enter their paycheck history.

Let me show you how to do it. 

1. Go to the Payroll menu, then Employees.
2. Select the employee's name, then click Edit employee.
3. Under How much did you pay [employee] this year?, select +Enter [year] prior pay details.
4. Answer the questions to select the time period the employee got paid
5. Depending on your answers, use the reports and pay stubs you gathered to enter how much you’ve paid your employee so far this year in the Year-to-date totals as of today column.
6. Be sure to include all types of compensation, deductions, taxes, and company contributions.

If you're in quarters 2 - 4, enter the amounts you paid the employee for previous quarters in the Year-to-date totals as of [date] column. Please refer to this link for additional information: Set up a prior payroll for QuickBooks Online Payroll.

I'm adding these articles to help complete your payroll set up and pay employees. These include video tutorials for your visual guide.

• How to add previous payroll tax payments to QuickBooks Online Payroll
• Process or run payroll.

Keep me posted if there are other things you need so you process your first payroll. I'll be around to help you.