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Payroll Expense Account Setup
Article ID: 1009444
Overview
In addition to adding Expense accounts to track expenses related to advertising and promotion, office supplies, insurance, legal fees, charitable contributions, and rent, you might add them to track:
- Business-related travel costs
- Business-related seminars or conferences you attend
- Dues and subscriptions related to your business
Details
To create a payroll expense account in QuickBooks Desktop Edition:
- Click on Lists (In Simple Start, click on Company first), choose Chart of Accounts.
- Click the Account button, and then choose New.
- In the Type field, select Expense.
- In the Name field, enter Payroll Expenses.
- Optionally, enter a description and/or note.
- Click OK.
To create a payroll expense account in QuickBooks Online Edition:
- From the QuickBooks Company menu, choose Chart of Accounts.
- Click New at the bottom of the screen. The Mini-Interview will open.
- Select Expense, and click Next.
- Select Payroll Expenses, and click Next.
- Complete the Name field.
- Complete the Number field and Description field if applicable.
- Click Finish.
