Add an employee

Congratulations on growing your business!

When you add a new employee, be sure you have their W-4 information handy. (Print a W-4.)

Complete the pay info for your employees before you pay them.

To add an employee:

1. In the left navigation bar, click Employees.
2. Click Add employee.
3. Enter information about the employee

   • Enter the employee's name.
   • Click Enter W-4 form, and then enter the employee's withholding information.
   • Select how often to include this employee in a payroll run.
   • Select how you pay this employee, and enter how much. Click Add additional pay types to add a second hourly rate or other types of pay such as Overtime or Sick Pay.
   • Under Does this employee have any deductions?, click the pencil icon to edit a deduction, or click Add a new deduction to add one.
   • To change your bank info or select another way to pay your employee, click the pencil icon under How do you want to pay this employee?.
     

   Click the pencil icon under a step to edit or add more details to it.

4. Click Done.

Remember to report your new employee to your state, so they can track employment statistics. See Report new hire to find out which mandatory resource you need to report your new employee to.

Want to see the info you have for each employee? Print an Employee Details report. This report can help you quickly identify any missing information for an employee.

See also

• Delete an employee
• Add or change the type of pay (wages)
• View the Employee Details report
• Taxes and forms for terminated employees
• Payroll topics

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