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October 7, 2025
Question

How do I get approved hours into the employee's auto payroll?

  • October 7, 2025
  • 1 reply
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Hello.  I'm looking for a bit of help with QBO's Time functionality. 

 

  • I have staff successfully logging hours through the mobile app
  • I am able to approve their hours without problem (fairly intuitive)

 

After these hours are approved, are they automatically added to their next payroll?  If not, what steps do I need to take?

1 reply

QuickBooks Team
October 7, 2025

You need to export the employee's approved hours from QuickBooks Time to QuickBooks Online (QBO) to ensure it syncs with their auto payroll, Circlical.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Log in to your QuickBooks Time.
  2. Navigate to the Approvals menu.
  3. Select the Approved tab.

  4. From there, click Export Approved Time.

 

Once the export is complete, the hours will sync with QBO, and auto payroll will process accordingly.

 

Here's a sample reference for the auto payroll with approved time:

 

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