Timesheets

Welcome to QuickBooks Community, KCheever.

I can provide additional details about how Timesheets works in QuickBooks Online.

Not necessarily. The program allows you to use timesheets to pay your contractors regardless of whether you have payroll or not.

Unlike for the employees, there isn’t a direct way to pay your contractors or vendors for time sheet entries. You need to run a report, and manually multiply the number of hours by their hourly rate. Then, write them a check or enter a bill for the amount you need to pay them.

Here are steps to keep you going:

1. Go to Reports from the left menu, scroll down to the Employees section.
2. Pick Time Activities by Employee Detail.
3. In the Time Activity Date section, enter the date range in the From and To fields.
4. Choose Customize.
5. From the Filter section, in the Employee drop down list, select the contractor/vendor names.
6. Click Run Report.

To Write a Check/Enter a Bill:

1. Click the Plus icon, select Check or Bill.
2. Enter necessary details.
3. Choose Save and Close.

For further information about the process, check out this article:

How to pay a subcontractor from time sheet entries

You can also bookmark this article about Time Tracking:

Turn on and set up time tracking

That’s it! These details can guide you through paying your contractors by their hours worked.

Don’t hesitate to update me on how things go. I am only a comment away!

@KCheever

If you're paying Independent Contractors using Direct Deposit payment method, you will need Quickbooks Enhanced payroll service.

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