Will setting up vendors for time mess up my accounting, as the reports in QBO have a glitch and do not bring in hours from time sheets to customer details or profit ?

Hi beesleyelectric,

As of now, the available report that includes hours and customers is Sales by Customer Detail Report. But I can certainly guide you on how to add vendors in that report to get the data you need. Here's how.

    1. On the left panel, click Reports.
    2. Search for Sales by Customer Detail.
    3. Set the date range of the report.
    4. On the report, identify the invoices that contain billable hours and click on them one at a time.
    5. You'll be routed to the Invoice page, edit the description of the billable hour. (Example: **Vendor name** --hours--) This way, you'll be able to identify if it's a billable hour or a product and who's the vendor it's associated with.
    6. Click Save and close.

To add, you can save this customized report for future use by clicking on the Save customization button.

Feel free to see the screenshots below for your visual reference.

Please let us know if you have any other concerns. Have a good day.

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.  I will try that and see how it goes.

The Time from time sheets still does not show up in Profit and Loss.

I'm assuming the only way to make that happen is to re-enter the employees as Vendors too.

Just wondering if that would mess up the accounting if I enter employees as Vendors too.

I'm trying to have reports that I send out to others and I need to be confident that what I enter is reflected in all reports such as Profit and Loss too.

Thanks

Hello there, @beesleyelectric.

Allow me to join the conversation and help you with your concern.

To ensure that you’ll be filing the right forms by the end of the year, you must determine whether a worker is an employee or a vendor/contractor. Employees receive a W-2 form and self-employed workers receive 1099.

For more information, check out this article: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/community/Employees-and-payroll-taxes/How-to-classify-workers-as-emplo....

If you decided to treat them as vendors, add them in QuickBooks by following the steps below:
1.    Go to Expenses from the left menu and select Vendors.
2.    Click New Vendor.
3.    Complete the fields in the Vendor Information window.
4.    Hit Save.

After which, you can start entering the transactions for your vendors. Here’s an article for additional information: Vendors overview.

You may also refer to an accounting professional for advice. 

That should do it. Please let me know if I can be of additional assistance by leaving a reply below. I’m always here to help. Have a great day!