To set up payroll, do i need to add employees in payroll tab or I have already added them as customers, as they all have their company registered please let me know

Hi accounting-metro.

Setting up your employees properly is key when running payroll in QuickBooks Online. I'd be happy to help you go over how to set up employees.

QuickBooks Online Payroll helps save time by doing the tax calculations for you. In order to add your employees in payroll you'll need to have them entered in the employees tab. If you have customers with the same name you'll need to make a change to either the customer or employee. This can be done by simply adding a middle initial for either of the choices. In order to set up employees for payroll you can follow the steps in this article.

Once the employees are added and set up you can run your payroll by following the steps here. You can also choose to set up Direct Deposit also so your employees can have the funds directly transferred to their bank accounts. You can request that to be set up by the steps in this link.

If you have any questions let us know and we'd be happy to help.