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brianm895
September 23, 2022
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We currently pay our hourly event team a minimum of 4 hours when they have to take down an event at night. How can we make that extra time not count toward OT?

  • September 23, 2022
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We're an events/props company and have been just setting their shift end time to 4 hours after it starts (if it was shorter obviously) when they finish a take down, but that has been counting toward their 40 hours each week. We want to make sure they get compensated even if it's a short shift, but not if it is going to put everyone on OT.

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MaryLandT
MaryLandT
September 23, 2022

Hi there, brianm895.

 

You can set up another hourly item to pay for the extra hours taken by your employees. In QuickBooks Online, You can add up to 8 different hourly rates per employee.

 

Here's how to enter a new hourly rate.

 

  1. Go to Payroll, then Employees.
  2. Select your employee.
  3. From Pay types, select Start or Edit.
  4. Select + Another hourly rate.
  5. You can change the Pay type name if you want, then enter the Rate per hour.
  6. Repeat steps 4-5 if you need more pay items.
  7. When finished, click Save.

 

When you create paychecks, these rates will appear in the table. All you need to do is enter the hours.

 

I'm adding these articles for helpful definitions and also to explain how each item impacts taxes and tax forms.

 

 

Get back to me if you have additional payroll concerns. I'm always right here to help you.

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