Paying contractors from invoices

Let's see how we can get through this, LWAY1.

I want to know how you set up your "contractors". Did you enter them as Employees or Contractors/Suppliers?

If you set them up as Contractors/Suppliers, we can create bills, checks, or expense that are billable to the customer's invoices. With that said, you'll need the billable expense feature which is available in QuickBooks Online Plus and Advanced. You can use this link for more information: Enter billable expenses.

If you set them up as Employees or Workers, we can make use the timesheet feature and make it billable to the customer's invoices. You can use this link for reference: Enter a weekly timesheet.

With this, you can include the timesheet to your employee's payroll.

In addition to that, you might find these links helpful, too: 

• Set up and create projects in QuickBooks Online
• Invoice customers for project expenses

Feel free to drop more details if you have additional queries. Have a great day!

The contractors (W9 workers) are actually set up as Vendors.  If changed the QB platform so that things were entered as billable expenses would that info be visible to our customer on their invoice?  We do not want that. There are so many variables involved in both the labor & the materials with each job & often times those costs change.  I suggested using Projects to track things but the owner did not like it.  I need to discuss what he didn't like about it.  I just feel like there has to be a better way for us to do things.  Would turning on purchase orders help us keep costs together/streamline our process?  I am open to suggestions.  If there are any flooring companies out there willing to share how they do things I'd be very grateful.  Or where do I find out more about all the different QB platforms/varieties & how to decide which is the best fit for our business?  Thanks for any input!