How to Fix employee not showing in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll

As a QuickBooks user, one might often face the problem of "Missing Employee" in it. Are you a user of QuickBooks too? Facing the same "Missing Employee" or "Employee Not Found" error in the application? Take a chill pill! This error is just a minor and casual error just like any other easily resolvable QuickBooks errors. This error can easily be resolved by following some easy steps.

Before going into the details of knowing Fix employee not showing in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll can be resolved, one must know as to when and why this error shows up.

 

THE ERROR- When does the QuickBooks "Missing Employee" error show up?

The QuickBooks "Missing Employee" or "Employee Not Found" error occurs when the company data file is damaged somehow.

The main or possible reasons behind the QuickBooks Missing Employee error are as follows:

1)      First of all, if the employee is not added to the payroll.

2)      Next, if the employee is not set as Active.

3)      After that, if the employee is set as Inactive.

4)      This may even occur even if the employee has a particular date of release.

5)      Last but not the least, this error may even show up if the employee is not linked with the proper schedule of payroll.

 

THE TROUBLESHOOTING - What are the steps in which a QuickBooks user can fix the QuickBooks Missing Employee error?

Following are the steps in which a user can fix the QuickBooks Missing Employee error:

1)      First of all, the user has to add the employee to a timetable of payroll.

2)      Next, the user needs to review if or if not, the particular employee who is missing is marked as inactive.

1)      After this, the user also needs to ensure the particular Employee who is marked as missing is marked as the owner.

 

What are the problems which show up if the user runs the payroll and no employee appears?

Upon the occurrence of this QuickBooks Missing Employee error, several problems show up:

1)      Firstly, the Employee which does not appear has a release date.

2)      Next, the Employee that does not appear is set up as an Owner.

3)      Also, the Employee was not included in the payroll.

4)      At last, the Employee is not marked as Active.

 

THE TWO SCENARIOS - What are the two scenarios while running scheduled or unscheduled Payroll while the employee is missing?

SCENARIO 1: The Employee is Missing on Scheduled Payroll.

1)      First of all, the user must go to the Employees tab.

2)      Next, he / she has to click on the Employee Center.

3)      After that, the user needs to select Payroll Info.

4)      From the Payroll Info drop-down, the payroll schedule needs to be selected.

5)      Then, the user needs to select OK tab.

6)      At last, the user needs to run the scheduled payroll and then re- check if the missing employee shows up.

 

SCENARIO 2: The Missing Employee or Employee not found error both in Unscheduled and Scheduled Payroll.

1)      First of all, the employees must start by going to Employees.

2)      Next, the user needs to select the Employee Center.

3)      Then, the user needs to select Employment Information.

4)      After that, the user has to clear the Employment Release Date field.

5)      At last, the user has to run payroll function and then check again if the missing employee error is showing up or not.

 

Conclusion

The issue of QuickBooks Missing Employee missing can be counted as a common technical error occurring in the QuickBooks application. But, there’s no need to worry. Just like any other accounting error, the issue mentioned above is also quite easy to solve. We, as a team of professionals are there for help to every user.

Feel free to reach us at 1-800-615-2347 and avail immediate QuickBooks error support services. We are there for your service 24*7 at your convenience. We, along with our team of professionals are just one call away to help you out from every difficulty.

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