Per Paycheck Deductions not Per Week

Creating deductions is my specialty, shawkinsbk. I'll gladly show you the way.

You can assign deductions in QuickBooks Online on your employees' profiles. Here's the complete process:

1. Go to the Payroll menu, then select Employees.
2. Select the employee's name.
3. In the deduction section, select + Add a new deduction or + Add deductions.
4. From the Deductions/contributions ▼ drop-down menu, choose New deduction/contribution.
5. Choose a Deduction type and Type from the small arrow ▼ icon.
6. Enter Provider name(appears on a paycheck).
7. From the Amount per pay period ▼icon, choose $ amount or % of gross pay and enter the $ amount or percentage. 
8. Select, then Done.

For your visual reference, I've attached some screenshots below.

For more details about the process, you can visit our Add or edit a deduction or contribution article.

Additionally, I encourage running payroll reports in QuickBooks Online. This lets you view useful information about your business and employees.

Feel free to comment down below if you have any other concerns or questions about creating deductions. I'm always glad to help in any way I can. 

I pay multple checks out per pay period and it really depends on the week.  I am wanting to do a PER CHECK (not pay period) deduction.

Is there a way to do this?

I can provide a workaround where you can deduct an amount per paycheck, shawkinsbk.

The deduction takes place every pay period or pay schedule. And, QuickBooks calculates your payroll taxes on year-to-date amount instead of per transaction.

However, you can create unscheduled check where you can change the check date. Let me show you how:

1. Go to the  Payroll menu, then Employees.
2. Click Run payroll.
3. Find the employee you want to pay, and then select Create another check.
4. Enter employee compensation, including any salary adjustments, vacation or sick hours, and other pay types.
5. Confirm the pay period and check date.
6. Select Preview Payroll, and then Submit payroll.
7. If you're creating a paper check, hand write or print the check and give it to the employee by the check date.
8. Select Finish payroll.

To learn more about payroll calculations, please refer to these links:

• How QuickBooks calculates taxes to understand the tax amounts reported on an employee's paycheck
• Set up and manage payroll schedules

Let me know if there's anything else you need about the deduction. I'll be right here to help you.