Sick pay applied to only certain hours worked QB Desktop

@MidStateshc  There is a workaround in Desktop, but it has its own drawbacks.

When you click the 'Open Paycheck Detail' button in the Enter Payroll Information window, the Preview Paycheck window opens.

On the right hand side, underneath the sick/vacation summary area, you'll see a 'Do not accrue sick/vac' box.

One option would be to create a paycheck for each state's hours and mark the box mentioned above for the state where you do not want to accrue sick/vacation hours.

If you do want to accrue vacation but not sick pay, I'm out of practical ideas.

I'm glad to see you here, @MidStateshc.

To accrue the sick pay to your MO employee, you'll need to assign the payroll items you created to those workers. Here's how:

1. Go to Employees and select Employee Center.
2. Choose an MO employee.
3. Pick Payroll Info, then click Sick/Vacation.
4. Enter  hours in the Hours available as of the mm/dd/yyyy field.
5. Select the Accrual period and choose one of the options available.
   
6. Type in the number of hours in the Hours Accrued field. You can also enter a Maximum number of hours that the employee can have.
7. Fill in the necessary fields to ensure the accrual.
8. Once done, click OK to record changes.

Concerning the accrued 1-hour sick time for every 30 hours worked in MO isn't possible at the moment since the available accrual period in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) is the Beginning of year, Every paycheck, and Every hour on paycheck.

I agree with @FishingForAnswers' suggestion to create a paycheck for each state and tick the Do not accrue sick/vacation box to the state the sick hours should not accrue. I also suggest submitting direct feedback to raise this feature request to our Product Development Team.

Let me know if you have additional questions by leaving a comment below.

Is QuickBooks finding any resolution for this new Missouri EPST law that employers must now pay? There will be many states following and in effect in 2025

We would need to accrue 1 hour sick time for every 30 hours worked in MO. They can only USE 56 hours per year but can accrue more. Also, they can only roll over 80 hours to the next year.

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