Can we modify a tax withholding amount on a payroll check in the online QuickBooks program?

Hi melissa9,

Yes, you can modify the withholding amount by editing the paycheck.

Here are the steps:

1. On the left panel click Payroll, and then click the Employees tab.
2. Click the employee's name and select View paycheck List.
3. Click the Net Pay link and click the Edit link located at the bottom.
4. Click the Employee Taxes drop-down arrow to expand, and then edit the Federal Income Tax amount.
5. Click OK.

Note: QuickBooks Online calculates federal income tax withholding in accordance with IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide. 

You can also check the Personal Income Tax section in this article: Payroll 101.

Feel free to reach out to us if you have any additional questions about QuickBooks. Thanks.

Thank you for your response. Can we set it to be Zero on every single paycheck instead of putting zero every time we process payroll? 

Good to see you here, mmmd.

Yes, you can create a paycheck without employee taxes by modifying the employee payroll information and setting up Tax exemptions.

Here's how:

1. In the left menu, click Payroll. 
2. Go to the Employee's tab.
3. Select the employee name.
4. In the Employee details tab, tap the pencil icon in the Pay section.
5. Click the Edit (pencil) icon on the What are Employee's withholdings? section.
6. Scroll down and go to the Tax exemptions section.
7. Put check marks on the appropriate boxes.
8. Click Done to save changes.

For more insights, you can refer to this article: Employee payroll tax exemptions.

Let me know if you need anything else by leaving a comment. I'm always here and ready to help. Have an awesome day!

Hello I am coming from QB Desktop. On Desktop I was able to adjust my withholdings once and it would stick on every paycheck after that.

Now I have to do it every time. It doesn't seem like filling out exemptions is the way to do this correctly. I pay a regular salary and want to make an amount of withholding of my choosing default.

Can this be done?

I am coming from quickbooks desktop. I used to be able to easily change my withholdings to any value and it would save it form my next paycheck. 

I can no longer find a way to do this. An exemption seems a bit odd for this situation.

How can I adjust my withholding to a specific value and keep it that way. This should be possible.

Please help!

Good day, @MyBuddy.

 Let me help you proceed to change the amount of your withholdings. To begin, here’s how:

1.  Go to Payroll menu and then select Employees.
2. Click the name of the employee, then click the Pencil icon beside Pay.
3. Go to Step 2 or the part where the employee’s withholding or W4 are set up.
4. Click the Pencil icon underneath it.
5. Change the amount in the Extra withholding field.
6. Once done, click Save.
    

You can also check this article about how Edit or Change Employee info in Payroll.

To add up: When running payroll, you have an option to click the Pencil icon beside the Net Pa. You can then set the amount you want on a paycheck.

To wrap this up, I’ll be leaving these articles for future references.

• Payroll Tax Liability Report      
• Run Payroll Reports

As always, feel free to post here again if you need help with your QuickBooks concern.

Thank you for your response.

I am trying to pay less withholding. I was paying in less before, now it auto-calculates more withholding and forces me to manually input on each check to change it.

How can I save the amount that I input so it saves the amount for every check? This is a huge step backwards from Desktop if not possible.

Thank you!

Thank you for getting back to us, @MyBuddy.

Allow me to provide information about how QuickBooks calculates federal withholdings.

QuickBooks automatically calculates federal withholdings depending on the information entered on the employee's W-4. If you want to adjust the withholding amounts, you'll need to go through each paycheck. Here's how:

1. Click Payroll from the left menu, then select Employees.
2. Select the employee from the list and click View paycheck List.
3. Choose the Net Pay link and click the Edit link located at the bottom.
4. Click the Employee Taxes drop-down arrow to expand, and then edit the Federal Income Tax amount.
5. Select OK.

If you're having issues following the steps, I recommend contacting our QuickBooks Support Team. This way, they can further check on your account and help you adjust the federal withholding.

You might want to run payroll reports in QuickBooks Online. This will help you view helpful information about your business and employees.

Please let me know if you need clarification about this, or there's anything else I can do for you. I'll be standing by for your response, @MyBuddy.

So to sum it up...

Quick-books Online does not have the simple and effective functionality that the desktop version has and I will need to continue to do things the ridiculous way that I am now.

I don't even get the classic "I will forward this on to the developers?"

You guys try way to hard to look like you are offering a solution, just tell it like it is, you will at least earn respect for yourself.

Sorry for the frustration here, but I am very capable with software and the transition to the online version has been nothing short of stressful. I would have expected a better experience being that the company is shoving us all into this subscription model. Forcing negative change on customers is something you can only do when you are not being held accountable. Signs of the times.

Let me make it up to you, @MyBuddy.

You can send and discuss this as a request via feedback directly from the Gear icon. I'll show you how.

1. Go to the Gear icon.
2. Under PROFILE, select Feedback.
3. Enter a few describing how you wanted to change the amount of taxes withheld for your business needs.
4. Select Next.
5. Click Skip and send message.

I'm adding this reference so you're able to track the status of your request as well as the latest updates from our developer team: Customer Feedback for QuickBooks Online.

It'll always be my pleasure to help if you've got other questions besides this one. Use the Reply button and leave your comment below so that I can assist you further.