Is it possible to give an employee two paychecks in one week for different amounts?

Hi there, @tlanai.

I'm here to ensure you're able to create other paystubs in QuickBooks Online (QBO). 

Yes, you can give your employees two or more paychecks in one week in QBO. I'm happy to provide steps and a screenshot for your reference. 

1. Select Workers on the left menu and go to the Employees tab.
2. Click Run payroll and select the pay schedule for the payroll you want to create.
3. Select Continue, then enter the correct Pay period and Pay date.
4. Click Create another check for (employee name) link.

       5. Enter the necessary payroll details and click Preview payroll.

       6. Select Submit payroll.

For more details, check out this article: Create unscheduled checks in Online Payroll.

Additionally, you can always access the Paycheck History to review the paycheck status. Simply go to the Reports tab, then type the said report, and customize it to show specific data. 

Here's what the status means: 

• Scheduled - ready to send the checks to the bank and pay the employees.
• Processed - already sent this employee’s paycheck info to the bank and aren’t able to make any more changes.
• Returned - There's something with the employee's bank information. 
• Canceled: Direct Deposit was not included for this paycheck.
• Paper Check: No status is listed because Direct Deposit is not included.

Please visit these articles about what can be or can't be edited on an employee's paycheck and other topics. 

• Change an employee paycheck
• QuickBooks Online Payroll Full Service Hub

Don't hesitate to tag my name in the comment section below if you have other concerns about your paycheck. I'm always ready to help. Keep safe. 

Will this work if we use two different rates?  Employee acted as Lead for week two of payroll, lead pay is different rate.

Yes, it is, @WSAVO.

All you need to do is update the rate of the employee when you run payroll with different rates. I'll guide you how.

1. Open your QuickBooks Online (QBO) account.
2. Click on Payroll at the left pane, then tap on Employees.
3. Look for the employee's name, then click on the pencil icon beside the Pay section.
4. Modify the employee's rate under 3 How much do you pay your employee?.
5. In case you want to change the payment schedule, select the option you want under How often do you pay your employee?.
6. Hit Done.

Once done, you're now ready to process your employee's pay. For your guide, you can open this article: Process or run payroll.

Aside from that, you can also review the topics from this link for more hints and resources about handling your payroll taxes and forms: Help on common payroll topics.

If you have any other questions about running employee's paychecks at different pay rates, please notify me by adding a comment below. I'm more than happy to help. Have a good one!

Is it possible to combine two weeks into one paycheck? We pay weekly and one employee only worked 5 hours one week and 45 hours the second week. We did not pay him for the five hours. Can I combine these two weeks into one electronically without having to do it manually...without just adding 5 hours to the second week?

Greetings! I gladly welcome you back to the Community forum, @7PG. It's my pleasure to assist you in solving your concern about creating paychecks in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

You can combine two weeks into one paycheck by creating an unscheduled payroll in QBO, 7PG. I'll walk you through the steps:

1. Go to the Payroll menu, then click Employees. 
2. Hit the dropdown button, and choose one of the following options: Bonus only, Commission only, or Fringe Benefits only.
3. Select As net pay or As gross pay.
4. Fill in the necessary information, then select Finish Payroll.

You may want to read more detailed processes. Visit this article: Create and run your payroll.

You can also read this article if you want to know how to correct prior payrolls: Correcting payroll in QuickBooks Online Payroll Core, Premium, and Elite.

Feel free to reply to this post if you have additional questions on managing your employee's paychecks. I'll gladly help you with that. Keep safe, 7PG!

I'm not wanting to create two paychecks. I want to combine the previous week with the current week and have one paycheck without having to manually do it. If I just add a number of hours to the second week, the first week still shows it unpaid???

It's great to see you back in the Community thread, @7PG. Let me chime in and share insights about creating paychecks in QuickBooks Online (QBO). 

I understand that combining the previous week with the current week and having one paycheck will make it easier for you to pay the employee. 

The instructions shared by my colleague above are you can set up unscheduled payroll under Employees. You can create an unscheduled paycheck for the current pay period. To avoid creating two paychecks, you can delete paychecks from the previous payroll as long as they aren't processed yet and recreate them. 

Upon recreating the paycheck through unscheduled, ensure that the pay period (current) is correct, and also the details, QuickBooks will calculate that. And for the first week, it will not show as unpaid.

Furthermore, you can use this article for more details about creating unscheduled payroll checks in QBO.

Additionally, you can check out this helpful article for future reference: Print paychecks in QuickBooks Online Payroll.

I'm glad to help you if you have any other questions about creating paychecks in QBO.​ Have a good day! 

I don't need to create an unscheduled payroll but to add the first week to the scheduled 2nd week payroll. Just combine them.