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Track and submit your time in QuickBooks Time web

by Intuit216 Updated 3 days ago

QuickBooks Time tracks the time spent on each specific job or customer—enabling detailed time reporting and hours. There are two options: Time Clock or Time Entries.

Note: If you use QuickBooks Workforce, you can track your time there. Admins can also track their time or their team members’ time in QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Online Payroll if they use QuickBooks.

Clock in or out using time clock

  1. In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Online.
  2. Select the Clock in button on the Time Entries tab.
  3. Then, do one of the following:
    • From the list, select a job or customer, and select Clock In.
    • If there are no jobs or customers listed, simply select Clock In.
  4. A Time clock window will appear, showing your current clocked-in status, including the time you clocked in and the duration. If needed, enter the following info:
    • Start date and Start time
    • Customers, Project, or Jobs - If you want to switch to a different job or customer, select the Switch jobs button.
    • Service item
    • Billable status and rate
    • Class
    • Department
    • Location
    • Notes and any other fields correspondingly setup for your time entry
    • To take a break, select the Take break button and select the corresponding break type.
  5. Select Save to apply the changes made to the time entry. 
  6. When you’re done working, select Clock out.
  1. In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Time.
  2. Select Time Clock, then do one of the following:
    • From the list, select a job or customer, and select Clock In
    • If there are no jobs or customers listed, select Clock In.
  3. If you want to switch to a different job or customer, select it from the list, and select Switch.
  4. When you’re done working, select Clock Out.

Track time using time entries

In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Online.

Create a single time entry

  1. Go to Time, then Time entries.
  2. Search Team member.
  3. From Add time▼ , select Single time entry.
  4. To set a specific start and end time, ensure Set start and end time is enabled.
    • Enter the Start date and Start time.
    • Enter the End date and End time.
  5. Select a Customer or Project associated with this time entry.
  6. Select other values as applicable based on what is configured for your time entry. Typically these would be
    • Service
    • Billable status and rate
    • Class
    • Location
  7. Optionally, check Apply break rules on save.
  8. To save the entry, select Save and close. You can also select the dropdown next to it for other save options like Save and New.
  9. If you need to create a similar entry, you can select Copy last time entry.
  10. To discard changes, select Cancel.

Create a weekly time entry

  1. Go to Time, then Time entries.
  2. From Add time▼ , select Weekly time entry.
  3. Select a team member, then select the Calendar icon to choose a date range.
  4. Under Time category, select a Customer or Project associated with this time entry.
  5. Enter the hours to each date , then select or enter other values as applicable based on what is configured for your time entry. Typically these would be
    1. Service
    2. Billable status and rate
    3. Class
    4. Location
    5. Notes
  6. Select Save.

In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Time.

Use timesheets to enter clock -in and clock -out times

  1. Go to Time Entries, then Timesheets.
  2. Select + Add Time.
  3. Enter your name and the remaining information, and select Save.

Use manual time card to enter total hours

  1. Go to Time Entries, then select Manual Time Card.
    1. To display your hours and minutes in HH:MM format, select Options, then Display time in HH:MM.
  2. Select the date range.
  3. Select Switch User, and enter your name. 
  4. If you track time against a job or customer, select (no job) or (no customer), and select from the list.
  5. Select inside the cell to add the number of hours worked.
    1. For example, to enter 8 1/2 hours, type 8.5 or 8:30.
  6. Add Notes, if needed.
  7. Enter hours and notes to each day, then select Save.

Take a break 

  1. In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Online.
  2. Go to Time, then Time entries.
  3. Select Add time, then Break.
  4. Add the break details:
    1. Team member.
    2. Start date
    3. Break type
    4. Duration or start and end time
    5. Notes
  5. Select Save.

Note: If your admin set up automatically inserted breaks, a break timesheet will be inserted after you clock out.

  1. In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Time.
  2. Select Time Clock.
  3. Select Take Break, then select a break type.
  4. To end the break, select End Break. You’ll be automatically clocked back into the same job or customer.
    • If your admin set a required length for the break, you can’t select End Break until it's reached the minimum required time.

Edit or delete your timesheet

In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Online.

Edit the time entry

  1. Go to Time, then Time entries.
  2. Change the date range to see the timesheet details you want to edit.
  3. In the Action column, select Edit time.
  4. Edit the timesheet entry, then select Save.

Delete the time entry

  1. Go to Time, then Time entries.
  2. Change the date range to see the timesheet details you want to delete.
  3. Select the timesheet entry to view the details.
  4. Select the dropdown next to Edit, then select Delete.
  5. Select Yes to confirm the action.

Note: If you forget to clock in or out, you can adjust your time if your admin has granted you the permission.

  1. In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Time.
  2. Select Time Entries, then Timesheets.
  3. Select the correct date range, and find the timesheet you want to edit or delete.
    • To edit, select Edit Time ✎, make the changes, and select Save.
    • To delete, select Delete Time , then Delete to confirm.

Submit your time

  1. In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Online.
  2. Go to Time, then Time entries.
  3. Change the date range to see the timesheet details you want to delete.
  4. Select Approve, then Approve and lock time.

Note: You won't be able to edit your hours after submitting your timesheet unless your admin or manager rejects it. To review and submit timesheets, your admin must turn on that feature.

  1. In your browser, sign in to QuickBooks Time.
  2. Select Time Entries, then Timesheets.
  3. Select Submit.
  4. Select the dates to submit, then select Submit Time
  5. Select Submit again to confirm.
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