Check how much tax you owe in QuickBooks Online

Learn how to use the Tax Liability report in QuickBooks Online to see how much tax you owe.

Get a detailed look at the taxes you owe and why you owe them. Run the Tax Liability report to view your tax info anytime. This helps you make sure everything is accurate before you file your return to your tax agency.

Some of your reports will look different depending on whether they're in the classic view or new enhanced experience. Learn more about the new enhanced experience.

Run the Tax Liability report

The Tax Liability report is a summary of your taxable and non-taxable sales, plus the total tax you collected from customers. Here's how to run the report.

1. Go to Reports (Take me there).
2. Select Tax Liability report from the Type report name here dropdown.
3. Select the Report period ▼ dropdown. Select the correct date range depending on how often you file your tax.
4. If your report has opened in:
   • Classic view: Make the following customisation.
     1. Select the Tax Agency ▼ dropdown. Then, select All or just one tax agency.
     2. Select Run report.
     3. Look at the Tax Amount column. Here, you can view the total tax amounts you collected from your customers.
   • Modern view: Make the following customisation.
     1. Select Filter.
     2. Select Tax agency from the filter dropdown.
     3. Select equals from the options dropdown.
     4. Select name of the tax agency from the value dropdown.
     5. Look at the Category/Product/Service tax amount column. Here, you can view the total tax amounts you collected from your customers. This includes totals for state rate and local tax rates (such as city, county, and/or district).
5. To get a detailed look at what you owe, select any tax amount. A transaction report opens that shows how much tax you charged in each sale, and also shows you more info, like customers, transaction dates, and tax rate.

Need to adjust how much you owe?

Here's how to add a tax adjustment for things like tax credits, discounts, or corrections.

File your tax return

QuickBooks tracks your tax payment due dates in one place so you can avoid late returns and extra fees. Learn how to file your tax return and record your tax payment in QuickBooks Online.