Add an employee who works on commission in QuickBooks Online Payroll

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1. Go to Payroll and select Employees (Take me there).
2. Select Add an employee.
3. Enter information about the employee.
4. Select Commission Only from the How much do you pay this employee? drop-down.
5. Click Done.

You'll enter the dollar value of the commission when you create the pay cheques.

To add a commission pay type for an employee, in addition to regular pay:

1. Go to Payroll and select Employees (Take me there).
2. Select the employee's name.
3. Under How much do you pay this employee? select Add additional pay types if you haven't selected any other pay types, or click the pencil icon if you have.
4. Select the Commission checkbox.
5. Select Done.