Intuit Time

Thank you for reaching out to us here in the Community, MarLeh. I completely understand how important it is to set up your payroll to accurately reflect your holiday pay and overtime preferences.

In QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), overtime is calculated based on hours worked, and by default, holiday pay isn’t included as part of the 40-hour calculation.

However, you can set up your desired configuration by creating a Holiday Pay item and manually adjusting payroll to allocate hours accordingly.

Here's how to create a Holiday Pay item:

1. Go to the Lists menu and select Payroll Item List.
2. At the bottom of the window, click Payroll Item, then select New.
3. Choose Custom Setup and click Next.
4. Select Addition and click Next.
5. Name the payroll item (e.g., "Holiday Pay").
6. Specify how the item calculates and complete the setup.
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After setting up the Holiday Pay item, you can proceed to create and adjust paychecks to reflect the holiday hours and overtime as needed.

If you need further assistance with QuickBooks, feel free to reply here. We’re always happy to help.