I'll explain why the invoice reimbursement is deducted from your payroll expenses. @bbrown95.

The profit and loss statement summarizes your company's total income and expenses at a particular time. This means that all of your QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) income and expense transactions (invoices, sales receipts, bills, checks, credit memos/refunds) will be posted to this report.

In addition, reimbursing employees will deduct funds from your business. As a result, the sum will be added to your payroll expenses.

Furthermore, since you invoice the reimbursement amount, it is added to your company's income. That said, it's normal that the amount is deducted from the total funds because that item is assigned to payroll expenses. 

You may also contact our Payroll Expert, who will assist you in reviewing how your payroll items are set up in a secure location. They can also explain this issue and gather more information about it.
 

Proceed as follows: 

1. Press F1 on your keyboard to open the Help page.
2. Click Contact Us.
3. Enter your concern in the box and select Continue.
4. Choose either Start messaging or Get a callback.
5. Complete the required data and submit the request.

Make sure to contact them within business hours to ensure a swift response.

Check out the following articles to learn how to manage payroll items and set your accounting preferences in QuickBooks for your reimbursement:

• Reimburse your employee
• Set up, change, or delete employee-paid payroll deductions
   

Please let me know if you have any other questions about the payroll expense by adding a comment below. I'm more than happy to provide additional assistance. Keep safe.