How to Automate Public Holiday Pay in QuickBooks Payroll Advanced

Now that we have the Australian Public Holiday Pay Categories and Work Types set up, if you have QuickBooks Payroll Advanced, you can automate your Public Holiday Pay! 

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To automate your Public Holiday Pay, we need to set up 2 elements: Configuring the State on your locations, and setting up Public Holiday Pay conditions!

Navigate via the Cog to Payroll Settings, scroll to ‘Pay Run Setting’ and choose ‘Locations.

Select your location, and make sure the dropdown shows that Australian State your Location is based in.

Be sure to Save when you’re finished.

Next, you need to set up Public Holiday Pay Conditions.

Again, navigate via the Cog to Payroll Settings, scroll to ‘Pay Conditions’ and choose ‘Rule Sets’.

‘Add’ a Rule Set and name it ‘Public Holiday’ and Save it.

Then use the ‘Create Rules button to “Add Rule”.

Name the Rule ‘Public Holiday’ and in the WHEN section, set the drop-downs to reflect Public Holiday, Any Public Holiday and choose ‘Match the part of the shift that liens on a public holiday’.

In the THEN section, set the drop-downs to reflect Apply pay category and Public Holiday as the pay category

You’ll need to click Save to create the rule as a draft. Then you’ll need to click Activate Draft Rules.

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