Hi Knotty_jim Thanks for reaching out to us here on the Community. We sincerely appreciate that the Core payroll system may take some time to get acquainted with especially when you've been using the Standard system for some time. We've included a comprehensive article that maybe of some use.https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-uk/help-article/payroll/quickbooks-online-core-payrol...
If you would like to split the wages into separate payments you could allocate the payment to a liability account and then expense out of the liability account.
You would first have to create a specific liability account within the chart of accounts; select accounting > chart of accounts > new > account type will be current liabilities > in the detail type select current liabilities > enter a name > save and close.
When you run payroll > Preview payroll > in the top left there will be a chart of account field where you can then select the liability account that you created above > submit/run your payroll, the payment/ss will now be allocated to the liability account.
When you make any payments from your bank in relation to the wages then you would create an expense in the usual manner; select the employee's name in the payee field > enter the bank, the amounts have been paid from, in the payment account field > enter the date the payment was debited from your bank account > in the category column enter the liability account you created previously > enter the amount > in the amounts are field select No VAT > Save and Close. The amount entered in the expense will reduce the amount in the liability accordingly.
If you would like any further assistance or information please reach out to us and we'll be happy to help you.
