Can I do payroll through quick books?

Hi, @twolfe34. You've come to the right place to get the information you're looking about QuickBooks Payroll.

You can upgrade to QuickBooks Online to get the payroll add-on feature. If you decide to upgrade, please take note that we can file Schedule C in QuickBooks Self-Employed only. You can check out different QuickBooks Online Plans to choose the best option for you. 

Once done, convert your QuickBooks Self-Employed account to QuickBooks Online. 

To turn on the payroll after the conversion, you can follow these easy steps:

1. Log in to your QuickBooks Online account. 
2. From the Workers (Payroll) menu, click Employees. 
3. Click Get started and select the payroll service of your choice.

You can use the Get started with payroll article to walk you through how to successfully set up and use our payroll service. 

Don’t forget to cancel the paid or trial subscription of QBSE. Billing information can be accessed through the Gear icon of the QBSE account. Proceed to Step 4 in this article for the detailed steps: Switch from QBSE to QBO.

I've also added some resources to get more insights into what plan fits your business needs:

• Should I use QuickBooks Self-Employed or QuickBooks?
• Pricing and subscription levels for QuickBooks Online

Visit me here again in the Community if you need any more help in managing your account. It's my priority that you find the success you need.

I got the payroll for Quickbooks, but need to merge it with my Quickbooks Self-Employed. It lists my companies separate, and I have to navigate separately. 

I got Quickbooks Payroll, but it didn’t merge them. I have to navigate separately and would like if it could all be together. My wife is going to do all the payroll so if someone could talk to her about how to sync our two accounts into one we’d appreciate it. Thanks 

Let me share a few information, Twolfe34.

QuickBooks Self-Employed is for freelancers. While QuickBooks Online is for small businesses with or without employees. That being said, we're unable to merge both programs since they're using different platforms and are designed to work independently.

You can only import the transactions from QuickBooks Self-Employed to the Online account. Here's how:

1. Click Transactions in QuickBooks Self-Employed.
2. Select Download a transaction into a CSV file.
3. Name and download the file.
4. Open QuickBooks Online, then go to Banking.
5. Go to the Banking tab, then select the bank account.
6. Click Upload file, then select the saved CSV file.
7. Follow the onscreen instructions to import the data. 

If you have more questions, don't hesitate to leave a comment below. We'll reply as soon as we can.