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Run payroll in QuickBooks Online Payroll

by Intuit•56• Updated 5 days ago


You can run payroll in QuickBooks Online to pay your employees for a specific pay period. The process involves selecting employees, entering pay details, and submitting the payroll for processing.



Run payroll

After you've set up payroll, it's time to run and submit payroll. The following steps are the same for both paper cheques and direct deposit.

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Select employees to pay and set pay date

  1. Select Run payroll.
  2. Select a pay schedule, then select Continue.
  3. Select the employees you want to pay.
  4. Check that you have selected the correct pay period and pay date. You can also modify them as needed.

Add pay details and preview

  1. Change the employee's pay method as needed.
  2. Enter hours worked, if applicable. You can hide or show pay types by selecting Customize table.
  3. Select Preview Payroll.

Verify information and submit payroll

  1. Check that you have selected the correct bank account.
  2. Select the magnifying glass icon next to the cheque's net pay to edit or preview a specific cheque, then select Save when done.
  3. Select Submit payroll.
  4. Select Print paycheques, then select Finish payroll to print paycheques.

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