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HOw to clear a depost from serva
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Amounts left in Other current Liability for payroll

Hi,  We were using QB payroll.  We have since hire a outside payroll company.  The person who was to clear up everything a few years back, did not.  I am wondering if I need to clear out the Payroll categories list under other current liability.  We stopped in 2019.  There are still balance due on the  List - Charts of accounts.   Should I just leave this alone?

 

Also with the out source payroll company - I notice that I place an entry  into "Payroll Taxes Liability", (type of account) Other current Liability.   Here is where I enter what the employer is paying, which the payroll company takes care of.  I have a negative balance in there-  is this correct?    I am trying to straighten out a lot of accounts on this company.  I just started in April and am trying to clean everything up.  I even thought of adding a "clean up" account but was not sure what type I should use!  

Thank you for all and any help

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Jen_D
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Amounts left in Other current Liability for payroll

It's nice to see you here, @HOw to clear a depost from serva,

 

I would like to share some insights on how to resolve the discrepancy with your Payroll Liabilities.

 

The amount showing as liability comes from the data on the employees paycheck recorded in QuickBooks. If you have payroll and there are any discrepancies or amounts needed to be cleared out, we will need to run through the reports to identify any adjustments to be made. 

 

Fort that, pull up a Payroll Detailed (Detail) Review report to spot the discrepancy. Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Reports menu.
  2. Select Employees & Payroll.
  3. Choose Payroll Detail Review.
  4. Click Customize Report tab (if you want to run a specific report).
  5. Choose the Display tab and select the date range from drop down list or fill in the From and To dates.
  6. In the Filters tab, choose Payroll Item from the Filter section. Select Multiple payroll items in the Payroll Item drop-down.(See screenshot.)
  7. Select the state tax items from the list that is in discrepancy.
  8. Once done, click OK twice.

 

For additional information about customizing, you can browse this article: Customize reports in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

To get the right amount per employee, multiply the tax rate to the wage base. Once you determine the amounts to adjust, follow the steps below:

 

  1. From the Employees menu, choose Payroll Taxes and Liabilities
  2. Select Adjust Payroll Liabilities, then choose the correct Effective Date
  3. Click Employee Adjustment
  4. Use a positive number to increase or negative to decrease the liability amount.
  5. In the Taxes and Liabilities page, hit the Item Name column and select payroll or tax item.
  6. Tap Accounts Affected, then hit Do not affect accounts if you don't want to post it to any accounts in QuickBooks.

 

For more information about the process, check this article: Adjust payroll liabilities in QuickBooks Desktop

 

Just in case you have a different way of recording the payroll processed outside QuickBooks and need someone to guide you with the adjustments, I would recommend contacting our Support Team again. They can provide more help with correcting payroll items. 

 

Refer to this article to learn more about our contact options and support availability: Contact QuickBooks Desktop support

 

If you have any questions about this or need further help with the steps, feel free to connect with me again. I'll be more than happy to provide additional assistance. Have a nice day!

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