Gusto for Payroll/Contractor. Does anyone know how to get the "sync" to put the employee/vendor name in the actual journal entry in the name area NOT description.

I understand how important it is to sync your Gusto data into QuickBooks Online, @rockstarbookschi.

Contact the Gusto developer team for guidance in syncing information from Gusto into QuickBooks Online (QBO. You can find the contact details in your QBO account.

Here's how:

1. From the left menu, go to Apps.
2. Enter Gusto from the search box.
3. From the app page, you can see the contact details.

I'm adding this article as your reference in creating Journal entries in QBO: Create journal entries in QuickBooks Online.

For future reference, check this article to learn more about running reports in QuickBooks Online: Run reports in QuickBooks Online.

Let me know if you have questions about creating Journal entries. I'm always here to help. Have a great day.

@rockstarbookschi 

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Gusto told me to contact Quickbooks.

Did anybody actually figure out how to fix this issue?  The Contractor name from Gusto should be mapped to the Name field in Quickbooks...ridiculous that this can't be acheived.  Now I have to re-visit every 2023 journal entry for contractor payments from Gusto to assign the Contractor name?   

I understand how you want the integration to work seamlessly with QuickBooks. I'll provide some details about this, Cetanorak. 

When we sync or integrate, we combine two to more things to create a collaborative unit. Therefore, this needs specific requirements that will encompass complete data integration from all contributors to the process.

Since QuickBooks Online (QBO) is the software that receives the data, it relies mainly on the third-party application (Gusto). You'll want to reach out to Gusto Support since QuickBooks will only depend on the information that the application can share. This way, they can offer other alternatives for the contractors' names to be mapped on the QuickBooks name field.

In the meantime, I would suggest doing your way by revisiting the journal entry for contractors' payments to manually assign them.

Furthermore, you may also want to visit this page in case the previous application you're using doesn't work for you.  I've added this link for reference: QuickBooks Online Application. You can search for an application that works best for you. You can also check out its reviews and ratings to make sure you've chosen the correct application.

Let me know if you have any other concerns with the integration. As always, we're always right here to further assist you.