Employees and payroll
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It's my pleasure to help create a paycheck with zero net amount in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).
To zero out the net amount, you may need to create a deduction item under the Other Payroll Items to offset the net amount.
First create the paycheck:
- Go to Employees at the top menu bar.
- Select Payroll Center.
- Click on Pay Employees.
- Select Start Unscheduled Payroll.
- Select an employee and click Continue.
- Click on Open Paycheck Detail.
- Fill in the necessary information under Earnings and Rate in the Preview Paycheck page.
Next, create a deduction item under Other Payroll Items to offset the amount.
- In the Other Payroll Items column, click the drop-down arrow and select Add New.
- Select Deduction, and click Next.
- Type Net pay offset in the Enter name for deduction window, and click Next.
- In the Agency for employee-paid liability window, change the Liability Account to the account affected or correct account.
- Click Next.
- Select None from the Tax tracking type drop-down list, and click Next.
- Make sure that no taxes are selected in the Taxes section, and click Next.
- Select Neither in the Calculate base on quantity window, and then click Next.
- Select net pay in the Gross vs. Net window, and then click Next.
- Click Finish. You've now created the offset payroll item.
- In the Rate column, enter the amount in the Net pay or ChekAmount field.
- Hit the Tab key to step off the Other Payroll Items field. The amount on the Net Pay field in the Employee Summary section should be changed to zero (0).
- Make sure that Use Direct Deposit checkbox is not selected.
- Click Save and Close.
After following the steps provide above, you'll be able to create a paycheck with zero net amount. For additional reference, you may check this article: Zero out the paycheck.
Feel free to add a comment below if you have any other paychecks concerns, we're always here to help. Have a wonderful day ahead!
