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1 There are **Income Items** are already created for the program for you to use. They are:
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3 * Regular Pay
4 * Overtime Pay
5 * Double Overtime Pay
6 * Commission
7 * Bonus
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9 There may be times when you may need to** create new Income Items**, for example an employee is paid a different rate for a specific task, or for shift differential pay for those who normally work the evening and overnight shifts.
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11 * Go to **"Payroll Items".**
12 * If the new Income Item will be applied to all employees, select **"Employee List Settings"** in red at the top the employees listed to the left.
13 ** If the item is for a only a few employees, select one (1) from the list.
14 * Click on the **"New"** button in blue across from **"Income".**
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22 * In the **"Title" **box, enter a name to appear in the payroll program and on checks for the item being created.
23 * From the **"Type"** dropdown menu, choose the appropriate type for the item being created, for example Hourly. If all employees will have the same rate, you can enter it in the **"$" **box to the right.
24 ** If employees will have different rates, leave it set to 0.00.
25 * The **"Income"** item being created by default will post to the same account that the Gross Pay is posted to in Quickbooks.
26 ** If you have a different account you wish to track this income item in, select it from the **"Expense" **List dropdown menu.
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28 * Click **"OK"** to create the new Income Item.
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33 * If employees will have different rates of pay, you will need to **personalize** the income item for each employee.
34 * From the list of employees, **select an employee**.
35 * Double-click on the **Income item**.
36 * In the **"Edit Income" **box, enter the rate of pay for the employee in the **"$" **box and click **"OK"**.
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41 * You will see a **"P" **appear with the employee highlighted. This indicates the item has been **personalized **for the selected employee to use a specific rate.
42 * **Repeat to personalize** for employees as necessary.
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48 == Related Pages: ==
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50 === [[Creating and Assigning Deductions>>doc:Mac.Payroll Items .Creating and Assigning Deductions.WebHome]] ===
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52 Learn how to create and assign deductions.
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57 Learn how to set up additional State Withholding deductions.
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67 Learn how to set up Employer Paid Items
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70 === [[Setting up Reimbursements>>doc:Mac.Payroll Items .Setting up Reimbursements .WebHome]] ===
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