Trying to enter past payroll history from QB Desktop so I can do first payroll on new QB online. It is balking at my pastor paying no tax withholding, even though true.

I'm here to help you with adding your previous payroll information to QuickBooks Online (QBO), @uccgaylord.

Before proceeding, I would appreciate it if you share the error message you've encountered while processing your prior payroll. This will help me provide a more specific solution to your concern.

Moreover, I'd like to confirm whether the payroll data you are entering is for this year. If it is, I can outline the steps you need to take to complete the process.

Please know the payroll data you can only enter is within the current year. Adding data beyond this period is unavailable. To add them, here's how:

1. Ready your pay history information.
2. We can begin setting up them in QBO.
3. Enter the total payments made to your employees throughout this year.
4. Please input your company's total figures for each pay period.

For more detailed steps for the steps above, please check out this article: Add pay history to QuickBooks Online Payroll.

Additionally, if you want your employees to print their paystub and paycheck, here's a helpful guide you can check: Invite your employees to QuickBooks Workforce to see pay stubs, W-2s and more if you use QuickBooks Online Payroll.

You can reply or post in this forum if you have other concerns regarding processing prior payroll. I'll be in this forum to help you.