When submitting payroll using quickbooks Core, I have entered the employees W4 but the federal withholdings is defaulted to $0.Why doesn't it calculate this figure?

Try to check your employee’s profile, @ jakechilek2006. 

We based the calculation for federal withholding from these factors:

• Taxable wages
• Number of allowances/dependents
• Pay frequency
• Filing status

Here's how to check the employee's profile:

1. Go to the Workers menu at the left tab and select Employees.
2. Click the employee's profile in the Employees tab.
3. Click the Edit employee button.
4. In the Pay tab, click the Edit icon (pencil image) in the What are [employee's name] withholdings?.
5. Check the tax set up of your employees and correct them.

Check the following article for more information: Form W-4: Employee withholding allowances. You can also check the IRS 2019 Publication 15 to verify the exact computation of the withholding amount.

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