There are several reasons that can lead to discrepancies in the employee's PTO balance between QuickBooks Time and QuickBooks Online accounts. I’ll outline some steps to ensure that the balance is consistent across both platforms, adrienne18.
First, let’s check the sync log in QuickBooks Time to confirm whether the approved PTO request was successfully synced in QBO. Here’s how to do that:
- Click the name of your QBO account in the upper-right-hand corner.
- Select View Sync Log.

Once done, check if the log indicates that PTO data was exported to QBO. If not, export the approved request once again. Here's how:
- Click the name of your QBO account in the upper-right-hand corner of QuickBooks Time.
- Choose Export Approved Time.

Aside from that, we also need to make sure that the requested time off was used or added to a paycheck. Please note that the actual balance will only decrease once the correct time off item is used.

If a regular hourly item is used instead of PTO, you can delete and recreate the paycheck. Let me share these articles as your guide:
Once done, go back to QBO and check if the balance is already updated.
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Lastly, you can manually adjust the PTO balance in QBO. Here's how:
- Go back to the employee's profile and proceed to the Time off section.
- Click Edit in the right-hand corner.
- Adjust the balance in the Current balance field.
- Click Save.

Feel free to utilize these additional resources if you need assistance with tracking hours in QuickBooks Time:
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