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October 14, 2026
Question

TIME module allows negative vacation

I do not want QBs to allow employees to take negative vacation.  I do not want vacation going to a negative balance.
But if an employee requested vacation a few months and then got sick and used their vacation for their then when today came the TIME modules allows me to pay them vacation….even if their balance is zero.  How do i stop this.
Thanks
LDO
 

1 reply

QuickBooks Team
October 15, 2026

To prevent negative time-off balances, uncheck the 'Allow a Negative Balance' option in the Classic version, or select 'No, don't allow requests that will result in a negative balance' for Modern accounts.

 

For Classic:

  1. Go to Time, then select Overview.
  2. Click Go to classic QuickBooks Time.
  3. Navigate to Time Off, then select Time Off Codes.
  4. Select the specific employee, then click the pencil icon to edit.
  5. Click Edit Settings.
  6. Uncheck the box for Allow a Negative Balance if it is enabled.
  7. Hit Apply.


For modern:

  1. Go to Time, then select Time Off.
  2. Select Policies.
  3. Locate your vacation time-off code.
  4. Click the three-dot icon next to it, then select Edit.
  5. Scroll down to the Negative balance section.
  6. Select No, don't allow requests that will result in a negative balance.

 

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