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MyMelody
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CA employment training tax has been disabled in our payroll item, why is there the tax balance showing the our first quarter payroll breakdown?

 
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QuickBooks Team
QuickBooks Team

CA employment training tax has been disabled in our payroll item, why is there the tax balance showing the our first quarter payroll breakdown?

Let me provide you some information on why there's a California Employment Training Tax (CA ETT) amount in the first quarter, MyMelody.

 

May I know when did you disable the CA ETT in QuickBooks? It's possible you created the employee's paychecks with that payroll item in the first quarter. Cases like this, we need to use the liability adjustment to zero the amount for that payroll item.

 

First, let's run the Payroll Summary report to see on which employees we need to adjust. 

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Click Reports on the top menu.
  2. Choose Employees & Payroll.
  3. Tick Payroll Summary.
  4. Hit the Customize Report button.
  5. Select Filters.
  6. Enter Payroll Item in the Choose Filter field.
  7. Select CA-Employee Training Tax.
  8. Press OK.
  9. Change the period for the first quarter of the Dates field. 

Then, take note of the employees' names and the amount accrued for that payroll item. Once done, adjust the payroll liabilities to zero out the amount.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to Employees o the top menu.
  2. Choose Payroll Taxes and Liabilities.
  3. Tick Adjust Payroll Liabilities.
  4. Select the Date inclusive for the first quarter.
  5. Under Adjustment is for section, choose Employee.
  6. Press the Employee drop-down and select the employee name.
  7. Under Item Name, tick CA-Employee Training Tax.
  8. Enter a negative value of the amount (based on the payroll report) in the Amount column.
  9. Click the Accounts Affected button and choose Affect liability and expense accounts or Do not affect accounts.
  10. Tick OK and proceed to the next employee.

If this is for company adjustment, just choose Company in Step 5 then proceed to the next step provided above.

 

For more details about this one, check out this article: Adjust payroll liabilities in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

To learn more about payroll item on a paycheck is not calculating or is calculating incorrectly, please refer to this article: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/set-up-payroll/payroll-items-on-paycheck-are-not-c....

 

I've got a link here that provides you with articles about managing your payroll: Pay employees, enter timesheets, and send payroll forms.

 

I'm just one click away if you need a hand with customizing your reports or any QuickBooks related. I'll be here to ensure your success. Keep safe and healthy. 

VF
Level 1

CA employment training tax has been disabled in our payroll item, why is there the tax balance showing the our first quarter payroll breakdown?

Who is required to pay the CA employment training tax?

MadelynC
Moderator

CA employment training tax has been disabled in our payroll item, why is there the tax balance showing the our first quarter payroll breakdown?

I’m here to share some information about CA Employment Training Tax, @VF.

 

Thanks for reaching out to the Community and joining this thread. 

 

California has four state payroll taxes, which the EDD regulates. Two of these are employer contributions. This includes Unemployment Insurance (UI) and the Employment Training Tax (ETT). That means ETT is an employer-paid tax.

 

I have resources that can provide more information about state payroll taxes. You can visit them to view the details:

 

 

Don't hold back to drop a comment below if you have other payroll questions. It's my pleasure to be of great help. Take care always!

Kathi0518
Level 1

CA employment training tax has been disabled in our payroll item, why is there the tax balance showing the our first quarter payroll breakdown?

We've never paid ETT prior to this year so ETT has not been active. Today, I activated it and added it to all the employees but I still can't get it to show in the ER deductions. What can I do? Is it because I started processing payroll prior to activating?

Any help is appreciated. I've been at this most of the afternoon and I don't know what else to do.

Regards,

Kathy

JonpriL
Moderator

CA employment training tax has been disabled in our payroll item, why is there the tax balance showing the our first quarter payroll breakdown?

I'm here to help share information about your payroll item, @Kathi0518.

 

Yes, a recently activated payroll item will not be included as a transaction detail in a processed payroll entry. Instead, deductions will only be posted to the coming payroll transactions created.

 

Therefore, I recommend contacting our Payroll Care Team. One of our specialists online has the tool needed in entering the payroll adjustment to resolve the deductions not included on the processed payroll transactions. To do so:

 

  1. Go to Help.
  2. Select QuickBooks Desktop Help.
  3. Click Contact Us.
  4. Enter a few words describing how the payroll item is not showing the appropriate deductions in the What can we help you with? field.
  5. Select Continue.
  6. Click Start a conversation or Have us call you.

 

Here's an article you can read to learn more about our support hours and the appropriate channel to connect with: Contact Payroll Support.

 

While working with your account and payroll transactions, here are the most common articles to use as your guide: Help Articles for QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.

 

Know that you can always leave a reply below if there's anything else that I can help you with. I'll surely be around, ready to lend a hand. Stay safe!

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