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Managing holiday, bonus and other pay types in QuickBooks Online Core Payroll

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When paying your employees, you may need to provide additional compensation beyond their regular pay like bonuses, overtime pay, expense reimbursement and more. Some of these pay types are taxable, but QuickBooks will help you handle the taxes and contribution rates.

  • You may need to complete a year-end expenses and benefits form for HMRC, which includes expenses and benefits like company cars, health insurance, travel expenses, entertainment expenses, and childcare.
  • Make sure you keep detailed records of all expenses and benefits you provide to your employees as HMRC may ask for proof during tax filing. 
  • Keep in mind that since bonus pay counts as earnings, you need to deduct taxes and report it to HMRC. 
  • Overtime pay is compensation for working beyond normal working hours. It's important to note that you're not always obligated to pay for overtime unless it's explicitly stated in the employee's contract. If overtime pay is applicable, the contract should also mention the rate at which it will be paid.
  • For more info on current income tax rates and personal allowances, read this.
  1. Go to Payroll and select Employees (Take me there). 
  2. Select your employee. 
  3. Select Start or Edit to open the Pay Types section. 
  4. Select the Common pay types. 
  5. To add a pay type, select the plus icon under the corresponding pay types such as Reimbursements, Other earnings or Commission. 
  6. Enter a name for the pay type. 
  7. Select Save. 

Once you add pay type to the employee’s record, you can set a default amount for that employee. 

The pay type will also be added to the company settings, allowing you to use it for other employees. 

To determine whether to include or exclude this earning pay type in an employee’s pay, check or uncheck the pay type in the employee’s record’s ‘Pay type’ section. 

You can change the default amount for each employee when running payroll by selecting Edit payroll payment under Actions.

More help

Looking for guidance on navigating QuickBooks Online Core Payroll? Check out this resource page with how-to guides to help you.

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