Hi kbell,

Thanks for the details for what you're trying to do with the overtime pay in your QuickBooks Desktop company file. The Payroll feature has a lot of options that will allow you to get your hands dirty configure things as you need. Regarding overtime payments, however, it's a fairly simplistic and straightforward approach. With that simplicity comes limitations and in this case recording the overtime in one area while accruing it in another isn't possible.

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