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July 7, 2026
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cant find a way to turn on time sheet

  • July 7, 2026
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Im trying to help my employer with quickbooks but cant find out how to turn on the time sheet in the new website UI. Ive looking into tutorials but they are outdated and the ai bot on the website isnt much help. on the quickbooks workforce app the only options on the task bar at the bottom are money, time off, benefits, taxes, and more which none have a way to clock in or out. If anyone could help that would be awesome!

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QuickBooks Team
July 7, 2026

The Timesheet feature is only accessible to users with the appropriate permissions in QuickBooks Online. That said, you'll want to ensure you have Admin or Track time only access to activate this option.

To turn on Timesheet, here's how:
 

  1. Go to Time and choose why you want to track hours.

  2. Then, choose if you want basic time tracking in QuickBooks Online, or if you want to try a QuickBooks Time account with more time tracking features. Either way, you can access timesheets from QuickBooks Online.

  3. Select Start or Edit from the SET UP TASKS and complete them.


You can visit this page for more detail: Turn on and set up time tracking in QuickBooks Online.

 

If you are on the standard QuickBooks Workforce plan, the Timesheets option will not appear. Accessing this feature requires an upgrade to a higher-tier plan, such as QuickBooks Online Payroll Premium or Elite.

 

Once you have the correct plan and turn on time tracking, employees can clock in and out directly through the Workforce mobile app.

 

To enable time tracking access, follow these steps:

 

  1. In QuickBooks Time, go to Company Settings, select Time Options, then select Time Entry.
  2. Uncheck Allow team members to manage their own timesheets, then Allow team members to track time on the mobile app, then select Save.
  3. Go to My Team, and select a team member.
  4. Select the Permissions tab.
  5. Select Mobile time entry, then select Save. If you want them to have access to manage their timesheets from any platform, select Manage my timesheets, then select Save.
  6. Repeat for each team member you want to have mobile time entry access.

 

For more information, please see this page: Change QuickBooks Workforce settings and permissions.


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