Microsoft KB Archive/925208

= How to create a time sheet for a subcontractor and pay the subcontractor in Microsoft Office Accounting Professional or in Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 =

Article ID: 925208

Article Last Modified on 10/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2008
 * Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to create a time sheet for a subcontractor and how to pay the subcontractor in Microsoft Office Accounting Professional or in Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006. The account that you use to pay the subcontractor is the account that the 1099 statement uses to track the expense of hiring the subcontractor.



MORE INFORMATION
After you create the subcontractor as an employee, you can create time sheets for the subcontractor. To create a time sheet, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Accounting Professional or in Small Business Accounting, click New Timesheet on the Employees menu.
 * 2) In the Employee name box, click the employee who is the subcontractor.
 * 3) In the Select week list, click a date.
 * 4) In the Customer list, click a customer.
 * 5) In the Billing item list, click a billing item.
 * 6) In the Job list, click a job.
 * 7) Click to select the Billable check box.
 * 8) In every date field, type the duration of hours.
 * 9) In the Pay Type list, click a pay type.
 * 10) Click Save and Close.

To create an invoice for a customer who selects the job, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Customers menu, point to New, and then click New Invoice.
 * 2) In the Customer name list, click the customer who selects the job.
 * 3) In the Job name list, click the job name.
 * 4) Click Job costs, and then click OK.
 * 5) Click Save and Close.

To pay the subcontractor, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Banking menu, click Write Checks.
 * 2) In the Bank account list, click a bank account.
 * 3) In the Pay to list, click the subcontractor who you want to pay.
 * 4) In the Items and expense pane, click an account in the Name list to track the expense of hiring the subcontractor. Then type the payment amount in the Line Total field.
 * 5) Click Save and Close.

