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QBO Payroll · Module 12

Run US payroll in QuickBooks Online

A 12-lesson course that takes you from adding the first employee to year-end W-2s, with payroll practice in a sample company. Included in Successful Pros and Advanced Pros.

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Successful Pros launch offer: ₹1,499 + GST for the first 1,000 learners, then ₹1,999 + GST. Also included in Advanced Pros (₹2,999 + GST).

What you’ll do

The payroll work US clients hand to offshore teams

Set up employees

W-4 details, pay rates, pay schedules and direct deposit.

Run payroll

Hourly and salaried pay, overtime, bonuses and deductions.

Payroll taxes

Federal and state withholding, FICA, FUTA and SUTA.

Filings and forms

Quarterly 941, annual 940 and year-end W-2s.

Liabilities and reports

Payroll liabilities, summary and tax reports.

Fix mistakes

Void, correct and adjust paychecks the right way.

Example paycheck · bi-weekly, salaried
Gross pay2,000.00
Federal income tax (per W-4)−180.00
Social Security 6.2%−124.00
Medicare 1.45%−29.00
State income tax−60.00
Net pay1,607.00

Illustrative figures. Federal and state withholding depend on the employee’s W-4 and state — you learn to calculate and check every line.

Lessons

The 12 QBO Payroll lessons

12

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You’ll be able to run US payroll end to end in QuickBooks Online Payroll.

12 lessons
  1. Employee setup, W-4 and pay schedules
  2. Running payroll and paychecks
  3. Payroll taxes: 941, 940 and W-2
  4. Liabilities, reports and corrections
  5. Turning on QBO Payroll & company tax setup
  6. Time tracking & timesheets
  7. Paid time off & sick leave
  8. Benefits & retirement deductions in QBO Payroll
  9. Paying contractors in QBO Payroll
  10. State payroll filings & unemployment insurance
  11. Year-end payroll: W-2, W-3 & reconciliation
  12. Payroll corrections: voids, adjustments & prior payroll

Before Module 12, the core course covers payroll basics in Module 7: gross-to-net pay and payroll liabilities.

Your instructor

Taught by someone who does the work

Durga Prasad Vuyyuru is an IRS Enrolled Agent with 12+ years in US accounting — bookkeeping, payroll, tax and month-end close for US businesses — and founder of HJA Global™ Inc., an accounting firm serving clients in the USA and India.

Durga Prasad Vuyyuru, IRS Enrolled Agent

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