Thank you for this detailed response, it was helpful!  After playing around with the Payroll Settings, it seems there is just no way to not have the gross wages automatically go onto the profit and loss statement and there is also no way to remove them from the statement.  So, I guess the workarounds are ignoring the net wages when reviewing transactions from my bank account or adding back in the gross wages to my bottom line.  If there is another way then I'd love to hear it!  Thank you!