Shell-Bookkeeping
Level 1

Employees and payroll

So, each time you pay a payroll tax (during the payroll period), the liability account for 941 will zero out. But then you get a quarterly amount because, in theory, the 941 was underpaid, and this quarterly payment makes up for what is ACTUALLY owed. This quarterly payment can't come out of the liability account because there is nothing in it (in theory). So is this a payroll tax EXPENSE? That's what make sense, but I just wanted to see if someone knew for sure.

Thanks!