How do I add holiday hours to a new employee? States "over balance"

You can add the employee's holiday balance in the payroll setting, deann3.

In QuickBooks Online Payroll, you can update your time off pay policies to track the accruals of your employees. Then, ensure the accrual rate and maximum balance settings align with your company policy to avoid an error message. If an error appears, increase the maximum limit in the accrual settings or adjust the employee’s starting balance accordingly.

To add the hours balance, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Employees menu.
2. Choose your employee.
   
3. From Time off, select Start or Edit.
   
4. Select Edit ✎ next to the policy to make changes. Or update the Current balance.
5. Edit the policy, then select Save.
6. Once done, click Save. 
   
   

Then, the current balance will show when you run payroll for that employee. To guide you in sending schedules and unscheduled paychecks, see this article: Create and run your payroll.

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