Thank you @BigRedConsulting , @MaryLurleenM, @Catherine_B, for your insights. As I understand, there has to be an associated transaction.   I'll mull over it and experiment over the weekend before replying again, as what I want to achieve doesn't fit neatly into standard, e.g. one aspect is that members of an LLC are Other Names, not Employees, as they aren't paid salaries and therefore aren't paid through payroll, and what they are paid doesn't equate to their billed labor earnings.

Have a great weekend.