Pay Contractors by the Hour with Payroll

Thanks for sharing your concern with us, nile2.

The option to pay contractors by payroll hour requires you to do it manually. Though QBO is constantly changing based largely on the suggestions and requests of users like yourself. In the meantime, I want you to get in the loop about the latest news and product developments in QuickBooks. That said, I encourage you to visit our Firm of the future site. To narrow down your search, you can go to the Product & Industry News tab.5

You'll want to read more about the different ways of paying your contractors in QBO:

• Pay a contractor with a direct deposit
• Pay a contractor with a paper check
  
  

As always, you can find me here if you have any other concerns or further questions about printing receipts. Have a great rest of the day.

Can I request beta access to be able to pay contracts in the same way that employees are linked to QBs Time? 

Hello there, @nile2. Yes, you can.

Adding and inviting  contractors the same way how employees are being added to QuickBooks Time is available. Here's how:

1. Go to My Team.
2. Select +Add.
3. Enter their information, and select a role. (Note: Role options here are Administrator, Worker, and Payroll Manager.)
4. Select Invite.
   
5. Select the contractor.
6. Under Email / Text, select to send an email invitation, or to send a text message invitation. ...
7. Select Send [#] Invites.

You'll want to review these articles for additional info:

• Integrate QuickBooks Time and QuickBooks Online
• Track and manage QuickBooks Time in QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Payroll.

Please let me know if you still need help or have additional concerns. Take care, nile2.

where do you enter emeployee hours workrd for payroll

I'll help you enter employee hours worked for payroll. 

In QuickBooks Online (QBO), we can enter the total number of hours worked by your employees for the week through the Weekly Timesheets.

Here's how: 

1. Go to +New.

2. Select Weekly Timesheet under Employees. 

3. Then, enter the total number of hours worked. 

4. Once done, click Save and Close. 

On the other hand, you can enter it directly when creating paychecks in QBO. I'll show you how:

1. Go to the  Payroll menu, then select Employees.
2. Click Run Payroll.
3. Select your desired payroll schedule, then Continue.
4. Review the QuickBooks Bank account to track your payroll, the Pay period, and the Pay date.
5. Select the employees you'd like to pay.
6. Enter hours, compensation, memos, or any other necessary paycheck info.
7. Click Preview payroll.
8. Select Preview payroll details or Submit payroll.
9. Once done, click Finish Payroll.

However, If you use QuickBooks Time select Review Approved Time.

You can also read these resources to learn more about entering single time activity and weekly timesheets:

• Enter a single-time activity timesheet
• Enter a weekly timesheet in QuickBooks Online

You can always reach out to me again if you have other questions about tracking time in QBO. I'll be here to back you up anytime. Keep safe!