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RandyOTIS
December 12, 2018
Question

Payroll Item Settings For Vacation and Sick

  • December 12, 2018
  • 13 replies
  • 52 views

A previous employee set up the payroll items and because we have PTO the titles of the Item Codes are misleading. I can see they all hit the same General Ledger code for the same PTO bucket, but for I need to see what "clock" they are hitting whether it is the Vacation or Sick counter in the employee accrual area. I know I can see this selection when I set up new Items, but need to see what it is for old items.  When can I view this?

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Anonymous
December 12, 2018

Edit the item and review the text in the title of the item wizard.  It will let you know what kind of item it is.

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RandyOTISAuthor
December 13, 2018

I can already see what GL they are going to (see attachment pic 1) , what I need to know which  "counter" is it pulling off of (see attachment Pic 2) You can see this "wage" page when you do a new item set up (see attachment pic 3),  but not when it is already existing. When it already exists how can I see which "counter" it is using?

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Anonymous
December 13, 2018

Hi there, RandyOTIS,

 

Allow me to chime myself into this conversation.

 

You're right. The setting to choose the payroll wage item is only accessible during the first set up. However, you're able to determine which counter your wage item accrues by looking at the item description.

 

Please see the screenshots I've added below:

 

 

 

The Vacation Hourly Rate pulls off the accrual based on your employee's vacation hours, which goes the same way with the Sick Hourly Rate for the sick hours. To know more about the how sick and vacation time works in QuickBooks Desktop, please check out this article: Set up and pay sick and vacation time

 

That should get you right back on track, RandyOTIS. Please let me know if there's anything I can help with your QuickBooks account. I'll be glad to figure things out for you so you can get back to business. Have a great day!

 

    qbteachmt
    qbteachmt
    Level 11
    December 13, 2018

    Rename them, too. Name them to describe what they do for you.

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    WL2
    January 7, 2020

    I need to have the Vacation/Sick time show on the paystub as "PTO."  It is misleading to the employees when they see it referred to as "Vacation."  How do I change the label on the paystub?

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    Charies_M
    Level 9
    January 7, 2020

    I'm glad you came in, WL2.

     

    You can edit the Payroll item name to PTO in QuickBooks Desktop. However, the section labels on the paystubs are default such as the Sick/Vacation.

     

    Being able to customize these information is a good idea. I'd love to share this suggestion to our engineers for consideration in future product enhancements. In the meantime, I want you to be updated with the new features added in the software, you can check the New Features option in QuickBooks Desktop.

     

    Here's how:

    1. Go to the Help icon.
    2. Click New Features.
    3. Choose either New Feature Tour or What's New.

    Another way to be updated to the latest feature release in QuickBooks Desktop is through this website: QuickBooks Updates: New QuickBooks Accounting Software Updates.

     

    Let me know if you have other QuickBooks related questions and I'll be here to help. Wishing you a good one.

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