I entered numerous "employees" as "vendors" and would like to change that status. How do I do this?

Hi, @user28044.

Thanks for reaching out to us here in the Community. I can share some information about changing a vendor to an employee in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

Currently, QBO doesn't have the option to directly change a vendor to an employee. You need to re-enter them as Employees with a slightly different name to avoid confusion.

To add them as an employee, here's how:

1. Go to Workers menu at the left panel, and pick the Employee tab.
2. Click Add an employee, then enter the employee's information into the fields in the Employee Information dialog.
3. Once done, select Save.

For your reference, you can also check out this article for further guidance: How to add, edit, or inactivate an employee.

I can see how this feature would be helpful for you and your business and I encourage you to send feedback. These requests and suggestions are forwarded to the Product Development Team for consideration in future updates.

You can submit this from within QBO by selecting the Gear icon and Feedback or by going to the following link: QuickBooks Online Feature Requests. I'm going to submit feedback from my side as well. 

That should do it! Please let me know how it goes or if I can be of additional assistance. I'm only a post away should you have any follow-up questions. Have a great rest of the week.

I’m still not clear how to do that. But are you saying it worked just fine you using vendor for your employees. I want to track there paychecks 

I'll make sure you can handle your payroll seamlessly, @Bntconstructionwa.

Tracking your vendors as employees can mess up your records. To prevent this, you can re-enter your employees manually. Then, add a name identifier to distinguish them easily.

To achieve this, you can follow @FritzF's suggestion (see screenshot below).

After that, you can now create your employee's paychecks like you always do.

Also, you can print your paychecks to keep hard copies of them. When you're ready, you can start paying your payroll taxes to stay on top and compliant.

Stay in touch with me if you need more payroll tips. I'm always here to extend a helping hand.