Which icon should you click to run payroll in QuickBooks?

• A. Pay Employees icon on the home page
• B. Run Payroll button in Payroll Center
• C. Process Payroll button
• D. Submit Payroll button

Answer: (A)

Starting the payroll workflow from the home page is what this item is about. The Pay Employees icon on the home page is the quickest, direct entry point to begin running payroll. Clicking it takes you into the payroll flow where you review hours and earnings and then proceed to process and pay your employees. The other options represent steps that come after you’ve started the payroll run: the Run Payroll button in the Payroll Center starts the calculation once data is ready, the Process Payroll button refers to processing steps, and the Submit Payroll button handles sending the finalized payroll to authorities or the service. Because you begin by clicking the Pay Employees icon on the home page, that is the appropriate starting point to run payroll.