Hi,
Thank you so much for you reply and for routing me to Customer Service Support. I was on the phone with them for hours last week about this issue and they offered no alternative besides running this through as "Gross Wages." It seems my only option is to avoid running reimbursements through payroll and having it ran through accounts payable and cutting separate checks to accomplish what I need to do. That is sad because it means more time and work.
I truly hope that QuickBooks Online provides an alternative to this in the future as it is definitely an areas in which it is lacking. Thank you for your support though!