Ok, but how do you set that up in QB to process and report properly?

QB is for business use  and not for personal income record keeping. 

Are you preparing a W2 to give to your employee?

Yes I am.  However, I do not see in QB Desktop how to create a pay item so that it will populate the W2 correctly.  We are taking into account the special timing rule to pay the FICA taxes all in 2021.

Critter-3.  I am using it for business purposes.  

OK ... so you are using QB to complete Business filings for payroll  then you need to talk to QB  and  not post on the TT forum.     https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/us-quickbooks-community/misc/03/community-us

thanks for that information.  When I was doing as search - TT is the only thing that popped up that even addressed the issue.

Use the QB program help option to see what to do in the QB program and/or contact QB support.