A Step-By-Step Guide To Set Up Manual Payroll In QuickBooks

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A Step-By-Step Guide To Set Up Manual Payroll In
QuickBooks

• This blog will cover the method or steps that you
  must implement to enter the payroll payments in
  QuickBooks if you are not using the payroll
  module. In this case, youll have to enter the
  amounts for Payroll manually and then post them
  as a journal entry. Please be wary of a sample
  list of accounts that needs to be created before
  you can enter a payroll amount. Along with this,
  youll see some simple steps that can help you
  execute this process. After reading this blog,
  youll feel confident in implementing these steps
  and can undertake this process on your own.

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How To Easily Set Up Manual Payroll In QuickBooks

• There are a series of steps that you must
  understand to implement this process
  successfully. Make sure to execute all the steps
  given below carefully and correctly. Execute the
  measures explained below to initiate the process

1. To create salary components of Payroll, you can
   first go to NEW.
2. The next step involves choosing Journal Entry.
3. Enter the date on which you wish to book the
   salary expense.
4. Choose Payment Accounts from the Account dropdown
   menu. This step can include Basic Pay, HRA,
   Dearness Allowance etc.
5. Choose the deductions accounts. This includes
   Provident Fund, TDS Payable and more. Enter the
   amounts in the credit card column against them.

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6. Finally, choose Payroll Liabilities accounts
from the Account dropdown. After that, enter the
difference of payments and deductions amount in
the credit card column against that. 7. You can
enter the memo for this journal entry. 8. Now,
finally, click on Save and Close.

• Be careful with the steps that are given above.
  The next set of steps will show you the procedure
  that is required when you have to make salary
  payment in the manual payroll. Go through the
  measures given below to complete this procedure.

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• Salary Payment In The Manual Payroll

You need to follow some particular additional
steps if you wish to pay your employees. To make
actual payments of the salary to the employees,
implement the steps given below. Follow the steps
carefully if you genuinely desire to resolve this
error

1. Click on Transactions available in the Left Menu.
   Now, click on Expenses.
2. Click on the Create New button and now click on
   Cheque.
3. You can now enter the cheque number if its
   required. Choose a date, and then you can enter
   the amount.
4. From the Accounts dropdown menu, you can choose
   Out Of Scope Of Tax.
5. From the Account dropdown, you can choose the
   Payroll Liability account and then enter an
   amount. Please remember that the amount entered
   must be the same as the amount that is entered in
   step 3 of this process.
6. Finally, click on Save And Close. With this, your
   process gets completed.

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• Conclusion

The steps to set up manual payroll in QuickBooks
is easy and convenient, provided you have a
direction to work in. Its an important process
that should be implemented with precision. Make
sure to be aware of the sample list of accounts
that needs to be created in QuickBooks. With this
in mind, you can implement this procedure on your
own if you make sure to implement this process
correctly.
For any professional help or support, you can
always contact the QuickBooks Professional Team
at (1-855-948-3646).