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lpasekof
Level 2

Breaking Owners payroll out from general payroll

I'm on QB Desktop Pro 2021 with Enhanced Payroll.  I'd like to break Owner's Salary/Payroll out from the "general" payroll bucket.  I was able to go into the Chart of Accounts and Create a "General Payroll" line plus a "Owner's Payroll" line both rolling up to Payroll Expense.  The next question is how to I map individual people's payroll to either the Owner or General payroll categories.

 

I don't want to mess with any tax witholdings - they all need to go exactly where they go today....just the Gross Payroll number I want broken down.

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Best answer April 08, 2021

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MichelleBh
Moderator

Breaking Owners payroll out from general payroll

Thanks for the quick response, @lpasekof.

 

I've checked our US support group and it seems that you've already repost your concern there. One of my colleagues already composing an answer to your concern and posted it there as soon as possible. 

 

In case you'll not be notified, you can go to this link: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/employees-and-payroll/breaking-owners-payroll-out-...

 

You may also check these articles about handling payroll items and others in QuickBooks Desktop. 

 

 

Feel free to let me know if you have further questions about your payroll. I'll be more than happy to help you. Keep safe. 

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LieraMarie_A
QuickBooks Team

Breaking Owners payroll out from general payroll

I'd be happy to help you in allocating your payroll items to specific categories, @lpasekof.

 

In QuickBooks Desktop, you can create multiple payroll items and assign a specific category for them. You may consider creating a set of payroll items and assigning them to General Payroll or Owner's Payroll category.

 

  1. Go to the Lists menu and select Item List.
  2. Right-click on any item and select New.
  3. Choose Custom Setup, then Next.
  4. Select Wage, then Next.
  5. Choose a payroll item, then Next.
  6. Choose a pay type, then Next.
  7. Give this item a name, click Next.
  8. Select the account for tracking this expense.
  9. Click Finish.

 

Once done setting up the payroll items with their respective categories, you can assign them to your employees.

 

  1. Go to the Employees menu and select Employee Center.
  2. Double the customer's name to edit.
  3. Go to the Payroll Info tab.
  4. In the Earnings section, click the Item Name drop-down menu and select the correct pay item.
  5. Do the same steps for the rest of your employees. 

 

Additionally, to get a better grasp on getting the information you need in your reports, check out this link: Customise payroll and employee reports.

Visit me here again should you need further assistance in getting insights and running payroll reports. It's my priority that you find the success you need

lpasekof
Level 2

Breaking Owners payroll out from general payroll

Thank you for getting back to me!
I think maybe we're missing a step. I went to the Lists Menu and chose Item. Created a NEW item but do not see an option for Custom Setup. I DO have an option for Custom Fields but nothing relevant there. I checked the TYPE drop down but there is no Wage option in that field.

EmmaM
QuickBooks Team

Breaking Owners payroll out from general payroll

Hello lpasekof. based on the product you have it looks like  you have the US version, as the UK 2021 version does not have payroll and is therefore not supported by us.We are the UK team we'll help as best we can you could go to

  • chart of accounts
  • account new
  • name one owner and the other general use an expenses account
  • and when the journal is made just change the accounts that you need

 

lpasekof
Level 2

Breaking Owners payroll out from general payroll

Can I redirect this post to a US support group?  If not, how do I repost?  When I posted I was unaware I was posting to the UK.

MichelleBh
Moderator

Breaking Owners payroll out from general payroll

Thanks for the quick response, @lpasekof.

 

I've checked our US support group and it seems that you've already repost your concern there. One of my colleagues already composing an answer to your concern and posted it there as soon as possible. 

 

In case you'll not be notified, you can go to this link: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/employees-and-payroll/breaking-owners-payroll-out-...

 

You may also check these articles about handling payroll items and others in QuickBooks Desktop. 

 

 

Feel free to let me know if you have further questions about your payroll. I'll be more than happy to help you. Keep safe. 

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