I want to pay out some of accrued vacation pay in $ but can only see how to pay in hours. Just moved Desktop to Online. Employee's accrued amount has been entered as $.

Hi there, 

We're glad to have you join the QuickBooks Online family! I'd be happy to show you how vacation works in QuickBooks Online.

QB Online only allows you to enter vacation hours and not the dollar amount. You’ll have to enter the employees accrued hours when you create their paycheques. And then, the total vacation hours will be deducted.

If you have not setup the vacation pay. Here’s how:

1. Click on the Gear icon.
2. Click on Payroll Settings.
3. Click the Vacation/Sick/PTO link below the Payroll and Services section.
4. In the Vacation and Sick Leave Policies box, click Create.
5. In the Category drop-down, select Vacation, enter a Description, select the Accrual Frequency, and then enter the Hours earned per year and the Maximum available hours.
6. Click OK.

Then run the payroll, paying the accrued vacation:

1. Click on Employees tab.
2. Click Run Payroll.
3. Enter all other pay types and the vacation hours.
4. Select Preview payroll and make sure to review vacation hours.
5. Click on Submit payroll.

To learn more about vacation pay, here are a few helpful article:

• https://community.intuit.com/articles/1764351
• https://community.intuit.com/articles/1770217

Give this a try and if you have questions, I recommend contacting our support team using this link.