How do I record the payments made to CA dept of Taxes and Fees?

Hi there, noahtrotter1997.

Can you tell us if you are using the Automated Sales tax feature in QBO? With this, all taxes collected when creating sales transactions will increase the amount in the sales tax liability account. 

I can also see that a similar question was also asked in a separate post. Let me share this link so you can check the response that's posted by one my colleagues: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/taxes/how-do-i-record-sales-tax-paid-when-i-have-a....

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Hello!

Thanks for the reply! I do not use the automated QBO sales tax feature. I use my POS system to calculate sales tax

Hi, trotter. I understand how important it is for you to record your tax payments accurately. I'm here to assist you with the process today.

I see you're using your POS system to calculate your taxes. You can manually track the payment using a journal entry, as Ethel_A suggested in this thread. This way, you can move the funds from liability to the expense account. I recommend consulting an accountant before you begin posting your journal entries for proper debit and credit information.

You can check out this article for more tips while tracking your journal entries in our system: Create journal entries in QuickBooks Online.

On the other hand, If you'd like to set up and utilize the automated sales tax feature in the future, run through the details from this article as your reference: Set up and use automated sales tax in QuickBooks Online.

Please let me know in the comment section below if you have other questions while recording your sales tax payments in our system. I'm more than happy to help you again. Have a good one!