Now you will need the information associated for the employees/Contract workers. You will also need to know the wages, salary, bonuses, commissions, tips, or other compensation you provide your employees/contract workers. routing and account number) for the checking account that the payroll checks and payroll tax payments will come from. The first process of running payroll through QuickBooks Online is adding your employer information. QuickBooks Online offers a payroll option that is just that and once everything is set up, business life as it concerns payroll is much easier. Because of this, it is important to have a simple and reliable system to process your payroll. Payroll is essential for most businesses, after all the main goal of a business is to make money, and any employee or contract worker has the same goal.