Colorado State Family Leave. Instructions say to use whole numbers, not decimals. We share 9 % Do I enter 45 or 045 for the employee/employer percentage on each payroll record?

Hi there, kkrh51848.

Thank you for visiting the QuickBooks Community. I'll be sharing steps to ensure you can enter the employee's rate for Colorado State Family Leave using whole numbers.

To enter the 45 or 045 on each employee's record when setting up Colorado State Family Leave in QuickBooks, you'll have to enter your employee rate with no decimals. Example: 60. Beforehand, I suggest downloading and getting the newest tax table in QuickBooks Payroll to provide you with up-to-date, accurate rates and calculations for federal and supported state taxes, payroll tax forms, and e-file and e-pay options. 

Once done, you can input or modify your employee or company percentage using a non-decimal format.

Here's how:

1. Go to the Employees menu and select Employee Center.
2. Double-click your employee. Then, choose Payroll Info.
3. Select Taxes and click the Other tab.
4. Select the CO - Paid Fam Med Leave Co. In Co. Portion Rate, enter your business rate (no decimals). Example: 40.
5. Select CO - Paid Fam Med Leave Emp. In Emp. Portion Rate, enter your employee rate (no decimals). Example: 60.
6. Click OK twice.
7. Repeat steps 2 - 7 for each covered employee.

After that, you can add your Colorado FAMLI account number. Please follow the steps below.

1. Go to the Lists menu and select Payroll Item List.
2. Double-click the CO - Paid Fam Med Leave Co item.
3. Select Next until you get to the Agency for the company-paid liability screen.  
4. Enter your Colorado FAMLI account number. Then, choose Next.
5. Verify your rate.
6. Select Next and click select Finish.
7. Repeat steps 2 - 7 for the CO - Paid Fam Med Leave Emp. item.

Lastly, you may refer to this article to see steps on how you can run a specific report that gives you the total payroll wages, taxes, deductions, and contributions: Create a payroll summary report in QuickBooks.

Please don't hesitate to click the Reply button below if you still have concerns related to the percentage of State Family Leave in QBDT. I'm always here to help you further, kkrh51848. Have a great day!

The payroll tax item for the CO FAMLI is not showing up in my QBDT even though I have downloaded and installed the latest payroll release.

Thanks for reaching out to us, @jantco.

It's possible that the download of the tax table update wasn't successful, which is why the tax item didn't display in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll. Could you please confirm that Payroll Update 22301 is your tax table version? If so, kindly follow the steps above provided by my colleague ChristieAnn.

If the issue persists despite the correct tax table update and already followed the steps outlined above, I recommend contacting payroll support. They can initiate a screen-sharing session to assist you further and, if necessary, create a case for this issue.

If you need to track paid family and medical leave in Colorado, you may visit this article: Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI).

You may also find information on the latest payroll update (22301) as well as earlier release updates through this article: Get latest payroll news and updates in QuickBooks Desktop.

Feel free to get back to this thread if you have further concerns related to the percentage of State Family Leave. We're always willing to assist you. Keep safe!

Yes, I do have tax table 22301 installed.

There is still a problem in entering the rate.  I am supposed to enter a whole number.  Whether I enter 0045/045.or 45, I get 45%.  I need 4.5%

Also on the payroll item list, QB has entered 0.9% for both the company and employee, and it should be 0.45 for each.

I followed instructions and after entering the FAMLI account number, instead of a next option to verify the rate, it jumps to Finish.  Is there a way for me to change the rate?

I did the payroll update twice to be sure I had it installed.

I called the support line and you can enter a decimal.

For Colorado it is 4.5% for the company and 4.5% for the employee.