Editing pay period listed for paying payroll liabilities

Hello there, @Fevief.

Let's go over where to adjust the pay period for your payroll liabilities in e-payment form.

Here's how:

1. From the Employees menu, select Payroll Taxes and Liabilities.
2. Click Edit Payment Due Dates.
3. In the QuickBooks Payroll Setup window, choose Schedule payments.
4. Select the scheduled payment to make using E-pay, and choose Edit.
5. In the Edit Payment Schedule window Payment (deposit) method field.
6. Click E-pay, and hit Finish.
7. Select Continue.
8. Click the bank account you want to track e-payments in QuickBooks Desktop and select Edit.
9. In the Edit Bank Account window, enter the Account Number and Routing Number for the account, click Finish.
10. Select Continue and choose Finish Later.

To learn more about using E-pay state tax forms and pay state taxes in QuickBooks Desktop, please read this article for more detailed steps and reference: Adjust Pay Period Dates of E-pay State Taxes.

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I appreciate the effort, but I was not asking how to set up or adjust our payroll liabilities schedule.  I was asking how to edit the pay period listed for my current payments.  The dates were wrong even though the payroll that was processed had the correct dates and I needed to know how to change the dates so that we do not get charged a penalty or have to go through the extra hassle of dealing with the state and the Feds to explain and provide proof of our pay period and timely payment of liabilities.

Thanks for that clarification, @Fevief.

Liabilities are accrued on the date the paycheck is issued, not on the pay period of the check. Also, since the liability shows a two day pay period, the payment frequency may set up as After Each Payroll (Semiweekly).  To check the schedule, you can go to the QuickBooks Payroll Setup window outlined by my colleague above. 

As long as you submit the payment on or before the due date, it should not be late.  Let me walk you through how to check the due date and change the date if necessary: 

1. From the Employees menu bar, select Payroll Center.
2. Select the Pay Liabilities tab.
3. Under Pay Taxes & Other Liabilities, check the DUE DATE column.
4. Double-click the liability check in the scheduled liabilities window.
5. Edit the date.
6. Click Save & Close.

For additional reference, you can check the following article to send your forms online and check its status: E-file 940, 941, and 944 tax forms.

Please know that I'm just a post away if you have any other questions. I'll be happy to help you out. Have a great day.