Change payroll information for an employee
(QuickBooks Standard Payroll, QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll, or no payroll service)

If you're not using QuickBooks Payroll at all, or if you're using Standard Payroll or Enhanced Payroll to manage your payroll, you can change employee information at any time. Changing the employee's name updates the name on all payroll transactions where it appears. employee information, employees, payroll information about, payroll setup, editing employee payroll information, payroll, editing employee payroll information, editing, payroll information, . Most other changes you make affect only future paychecks not paychecks you've already written.

To do this task

1. Click Employee Center.

2. Click the Employees tab, if necessary.

3. If the employee is already on the list, double-click the employee's name.

   or

   If the employee is not yet on the list, click New Employee at the top of the list.

4. Click the Change tabs drop-down arrow and then click Payroll and Compensation Info.

   • To add another payroll item for earnings, additions, deductions, and company contributions, click the first blank line in the Item Name field, and choose a name from the drop-down list or type a new name.

   • To change tax withholding information, click Taxes, click the tab for that tax, enter the change and then click OK.

   • To change the amount, percentage, or annual limit for a payroll item,

   • To insert a payroll item above another item, select the item name. employee information, employees, payroll information about, payroll setup, editing employee payroll information, payroll, editing employee payroll information, editing, payroll information, . Go to the Edit menu and then click Insert Line.

   • To remove a payroll item, select the item name. employee information, employees, payroll information about, payroll setup, editing employee payroll information, payroll, editing employee payroll information, editing, payroll information, . Go to the Edit menu and then click Delete Line.

5. Click OK to record your changes.

See also

• Changing payroll information for an employee (QuickBooks Assisted Payroll)

• Entering benefits and other adjustments

• Entering federal tax information (individual employees)

• Entering miscellaneous state or local tax information (individual employees)

• Entering sick and vacation time information (individual employees)

• Entering state tax information (individual employees)

• Entering wage and salary information (individual employees)

• Changes that affect the amounts on previously generated paystubs