I am having problems setting up the holiday pay. I can set the premium, but not the manually calculated lump sum required per pay period. Can someone help?

Hi there, @IHateQ80. I'm happy to help you enter a lump sum holiday pay into your employee's payroll.

In QuickBooks Online (QBO), you'll be able to track the calculated holiday pay rate by adding a new pay type from your employee's profile. From there, enter the desired rate, then add the hours when running payroll.

To add a new pay type:

1. Click on Payroll at the left pane, then select Employees.
2. Tap on the employee's name, then go to the number 4 How much do you pay your employee? section.
3. Select the pencil icon, then click on the +Another hourly pay type link.
4. Enter the Pay type (Holiday-LumpSum) and the Rate per hour.
5. Hit Save.

Once you process payroll, the payment type will now be added to your employee's pay.

For more tips about handling holiday pay in QBO Payroll, check out this link: How to add statutory holiday pay as a pay type.

Additionally, here's how you can get more resources about employee's vacation hours: Vacation policies for QuickBooks Payroll (QP).

If you have any other follow-up questions while recording payroll in QuickBooks, let me know by adding a comment below. I'm always here to help. Have a good one!

Hi IHateQ80,

Thanks for reaching out here.  QuickBooks Online Payroll is a dynamic program for paying your staff with confidence.  I can see how you'd benefit from having the option to add the holiday pay as a lump sum.  I'd be happy to provide the information you need so you're on the right track with your work.

QuickBooks Online currently doesn't have a way to enter the holiday pay as a lump sum.  As mentioned in your initial post, you'll need to calculate the amount and then convert it into hours to be entered into the holiday field when running payroll.

If this is something you'd like to see moving forward, you can submit a suggestion to our Development Team.  Your recommendations are greatly appreciated and will be considered for feature updates, to provide the best overall customer experience with QuickBooks Online.

If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to reach back out.  We'd be glad to assist!