QuickBooks Payroll Tutorial for Beginners (for Payroll Peace of Mind)

This QuickBooks Payroll tutorial for beginners walks you through running your first payroll with confidence. 💰 Get started with Quickbooks Payroll ➜ https://qbpayroll.kevinstratvert.com/ First, you’ll compare QuickBooks Payroll plans: Core, Premium, and Elite. So you can choose based on same-day direct deposit, mobile time tracking, job costing, and penalty protection. Next, you’ll pin the Payroll app, use the Getting Started wizard, and lock in your business address, payroll admin, and first pay date so taxes and forms calculate correctly. Then, you’ll import employees from a spreadsheet and send invites so your team can onboard themselves in the QuickBooks Workforce app. Afterward, you’ll review the key employee settings you control—pay type, default hours, account mapping, extra pay types, time-off policies, and deductions—without getting lost in the clutter. Next, you’ll set up Auto Tax and add payroll history so year-to-date totals are accurate. Then, you’ll connect your bank, understand the verification steps, and make direct deposit and tax payments actually work. After that, you’ll configure QuickBooks Payroll time tracking fields, see how employees clock in/out on mobile, and approve timesheets before payroll runs. Finally, you’ll run payroll, preview deductions and liabilities, export reports like tax liability, and use built-in payroll reports to keep your books clean. Host: David DeWinter Sponsor: QuickBooks Online 📚 RESOURCES QuickBooks Accounting Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ82MXMkERQ ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Payroll Plans 1:38 - First Time Setup 3:11 - Add Your Employees 5:08 - Employee Pay Details 7:28 - Time Off (Vacation, PTO) 8:11 - Deductions (Insurance, 401k) 10:03 - Workforce App for Employees 11:11 - Payroll Tax Setup 12:30 - Payroll History 13:41 - Connect Your Bank 14:10 - Time Tracking 16:18 - Run Payroll 18:33 - Payroll Reports 📩 NEWSLETTER - Get the latest high-quality tutorial and tips and tricks videos emailed to your inbox each week: https://kevinstratvert.com/newsletter/