Paying a bonus check?

You've come to the right place to address your concern, @sjead.

If you'd like to pay bonuses to your employees, you can either add bonus pay to an existing paycheque or create a separate bonus paycheque.

Before you can give an employee their bonus on a paycheck, you need to add the Bonus pay type to the employee's profile. Here's how: 

1. Choose Workers, then select Employees.
2. Click the employee's name.
3. In the Employee details section, choose the pencil icon next to Pay.
4. Select Add additional pay types and then click Bonus.
5. Choose Done.

Then, add the Bonus to a paycheck.

1. Go to the Workers menu, then select Employees.
2. Click Run Payroll.
3. Choose the employee and then enter the amount in the Bonus field.
4. Select Preview and submit payroll.

On the other hand, separate bonus paycheck is not always tied to payroll runs, so you can cut separate bonus cheques at any time. Here's how:

1. Choose the Workers menu, then select Employees.
2. Click Run payroll and then choose Bonus only.
3. Select the applicable settings for the bonus paycheck and then click Continue.
4. Choose the employee and then enter the Bonus amount.
5. Click the edit (pencil) icon beside Payroll options.
6. Choose the payroll options you want and then click Apply.
7. Select preview and submit payroll.
8. If you selected As net pay, the pay stub includes Employee Taxes Paid by Employer in the pay section.

For more information, feel free to check this article: Pay an employee bonus.

Additionally, I've added this article that can guide you with QuickBooks Payroll: Year-end checklist for QuickBooks Online Payroll.

Let me know if you have other queries about paying an employee bonus. I'll be happy to help you. Have a great day.