You're welcome, @userallison.

I have some ideas to help make sure you're able to track your contractor's billable time.

First, please make sure to set up your contractor's vendor profiles as suggested by my peer above.

After that, we can turn on the time tracking feature in QuickBooks. To do this, we'll need to perform some tweaks on the Account and settings page. 

Here's how to do it:

1. Click the Gear icon, and then choose Account and settings.
2. Select Advanced, and then go to the Time tracking section.
3. Click the pencil icon to edit, and then set your time tracking preferences.
4. Select Save, and then Done.
   

This time, you're ready to track your contractor's billable time. You've got two options on how to proceed. The first one is to create a timesheet through the +New button.

Here's how:

1. Click +New, and then choose either Single time activity or Weekly timesheet. In your case, the Single time activity option can be a perfect fit since you bill your contractors infrequently.
2. Select the contractor's name from the drop-down.
3. Enter the billable time.
4. Ensure to enter a billable rate, and then mark the Billable (/hr) checkbox.
5. Fill out other info needed.
6. Click Save and Close.
   

The second way is to create a time tracking only user through the Manage Users feature. For the detailed steps, please see this article: Set up time tracking in QuickBooks Online.

I can share a video tutorial for more insights about this. Head to this link for more info: How to Enter Billable Time for Contractors.

After tracking your contractor's billable time, you can access some related reports to monitor them. To do that, you can navigate through the Reports menu. Then, enter the search field any of the following: 

• Recent/Edited Time Activities, Time Activities by Customer Detail.
• Time Activities by Employee Detail, Unbilled time.

I can always share tips if you have more time tracking concerns. I'm here to lend a hand. Have a good one!