Account numbers only appear when you designate an account for Other/Liabilities in your Accounting Preferences, DS127.
Once accounts are mapped and assigned to your clients, your payroll will run accurately even without the account number, provided you've chosen the correct ones. Also, kindly note that QuickBooks will only post transactions on the default account if you don't set your payroll mapping.
I recognize that displaying account numbers on the screen and elsewhere simplifies the payroll process. Therefore, I recommend communicating your ideas by sending feedback to our product engineers. They will review your suggestions and might implement them to make future changes.
By sharing insights with our product engineer, we can enhance our product. Revisit this discussion if you need further assistance with organizing your payroll accounts in QBO.
