Welcome the the QuickBooks Community! Thanks for reaching out to us here. Making sure you're setting up QuickBooks Payroll correctly is important. I would be happy to provide some information.
First thing you need to do, if you haven't done so already, is to subscribe to Payroll. Follow the steps below to get started.
Go to Settings ⚙.
Select Subscriptions and billing underneath the Your Company heading.
Look for QuickBooks Payroll.
Select Subscribe. If you do not already have a credit card on file, you will be prompted to enter Payment information.
Here is a helpful guide for Payroll set up checklist. Make sure you have all the information necessary to set up payroll and add your employees. Once you have all the information, you'll be ready to continue with the setup process. Here are a few helpful articles that can help you get through the process.