Hello aaronmccartney88,
It's great to have you join us! I can help you make sure you have the proper set up in QuickBooks Desktop to record the stat holiday hours for your employees. I know an important part of payroll is making sure your numbers are accurate, so I can appreciate wanting to get this right.
Great job with the research you've already done to look into how to set up a stat pay payroll item in QuickBooks Desktop. The program should set it up for you automatically as a default payroll item when you turn on payroll in your company file. To verify that you have it, follow these steps.
- Choose Lists from the top menu.
- Click Payroll Item List.
Check in that list for something like Stat Holiday Hourly or Stat Holiday to see what's available. If you have it there, it's as simple as adding the item to the Earning Items section of your payroll when you're completing your pay runs and entering the appropriate rate and hours.
If you're not seeing it there, you can add it as a payroll item by going to the Payroll Item List, choosing Payroll Item from the bottom, and then New. Use the Wage option, then continue with the process of setting up the payroll item.
To get a hand with this, you can reach out to the QuickBooks Desktop phone team. The following article outlines contact details: Intuit QuickBooks Desktop software support policies
Have a great week!
