Pay and file payroll taxes and forms electronically in QuickBooks Online Payroll

With QuickBooks Online Payroll, you have the flexibility to choose how you want your payroll taxes and filings handled. 

Prerequisites

If you have not signed up for QuickBooks Online Payroll, do so here.

Before you can e-pay, or e-file payroll taxes using QuickBooks, make sure you complete your tax setup.

Once you’ve signed up, you need to connect to your bank account. To do this, you only need to follow the steps for setting up your direct deposit

Step 1: E-pay your taxes

We’ll send you emails when your taxes are due. Remember

• You'll need to make sure sufficient funds are available when your payroll taxes are due and to create the tax payment.
• If you need to record a tax payment you made outside of QuickBooks, refer to Record prior tax payments.

1. Follow this link to complete the steps in product
2. Select Payments.
3. You’ll see a list of taxes due now under Action Needed. Taxes due later will show in Coming Up. You can select Filter to find the specific tax you want to pay faster. 
4. Select Pay on the tax you want to pay.
   Note: You can make late payments to the CRA, but some provinces will block you. You may need to contact the province to make the payment.
5. Make sure the Bank account is the correct payroll account from your chart of accounts in QuickBooks. This doesn’t impact the actual bank account you use. 
6. Review your payment date. You can select a different date before the processing deadline if needed. 
7. Select E-pay. 
8. To review your payments made, select Payment history.

Step 2: E-file your tax forms

1. Follow this link to complete the steps in product
2. Make sure you paid all taxes related to the form you want to file (see Step 1). 
3. Select Filings. 
4. You’ll see your forms to file under Action Needed. Forms due later will show in Coming Up. You can select Filter to find the specific form you need faster. 
5. Select File on the form you want to file. 
6. Make sure the Electronically through QuickBooks box is selected.
7. Select Submit. 
8. You can see your filed form under Done and print it if needed. 

Past form missing? Remember to file your forms on time. If you don't see it, you may have missed the deadline. To get your payroll details, run the Payroll Summary or Payroll Tax and Wage Summary reports.

Money movement services are provided by Intuit Canada Payments Inc.

Related links

• Get started with QuickBooks Online Payroll
• Payroll taxes and forms in QuickBooks Online
• Run payroll reports