Import a CSV - not banking info, though

It’s great to see you in the Community, melanieQS.

In QBO, you can only import lists such as the chart of accounts, products, and services, customers, and suppliers. If you’ve paid employees this year and haven’t run your first payroll, enter them via the enter prior historical data.

Here's how:

1. In your company, tap the Payroll menu on the left panel and choose Employees.
2. Click on the Get Started button and follow the onscreen instructions to set the payroll service.
3. Hit Let’s go to open the Get started with payroll page.
4. From there, press the Add an employee link to enter your worker.
5. This will the open payroll set up interview screen.
6. Next, enter all the employee’s information.
7. Navigate to How much did you pay (name of the employee) so far this year? section, press the Enter 2020 prior pay details link.
8. On the next page, provide the appropriate answer so you can start entering the year to date information for the worker.
9. Once done, click Continue to set up your payroll taxes and prior payrolls.
10. Then, tap the Pay your team menu.

The following guide covers all the information you need about the process and it includes a video for visual reference: Set up a prior payroll for QuickBooks Online Payroll. 

If this is your first payroll, the date, check #, and payee name will automatically show on the paycheck created. While the net pay section can be seen on the paystub.

However, if you’re using another provider or manually create paychecks, enter the information using a journal entry. Here’s a guide that covers all the details on how to track the transaction: Manually enter payroll paychecks in QuickBooks Online.

For future reference, here's a guide that contains articles on the processes you can perform using the payroll feature: Get started.

Let me know in the comment section if you have any clarifications or concerns about payroll. I’ll jump right back in to assist further. Enjoy the rest of the day. 

@melanieQS 

You may prepare your historical payroll data as Journal Entries.

Then utilize the trial period of TPImporter.

https:// transactionpro.grsm.io/qbo

Thank you, both.

The historical data is already there.  We've manually entered it in as the bank transactions roll in, we add them.  I was just trying to import all this prior to the paychecks being deposited/cashed.  The owners only want the net pay, so I don't need to track taxes/employer liabilities/etc.  Our payroll is done by a 3rd party provider.

I believe I can also just create recurring transactions, correct???