I can help you withhold local income tax from your employee, @lyttletrucking.
Payroll withholding taxes are the money you take out of an employee’s gross wages. As an employer, you’re required to withhold money from an employee’s paycheck and use it to pay their portion of payroll taxes on their behalf.
To get started setting up your local taxes, please follow the steps below:
- Sign in to your QuickBooks Online account.
- Go to the Payroll menu, and then choose Employees.
- Click the employee’s name to edit.

- Proceed to the What are [Employee’s] withholdings? section.
- Review and enter your employee’s physical home address.
- In the Local taxes section, choose the applicable local taxes.
If you're not sure what local taxes you and your employees are required to pay, I recommend contacting your tax agency or use the resources in this article: Set up local taxes in Online Payroll. It also includes steps on how to add your tax account number and how to pay and file them.
In addition, let me share this link for you to learn more about payroll withholding and how do you calculate it in QuickBooks: What you need to know about payroll withholding.
Keep in touch if you have other questions about managing payroll taxes in QuickBooks. I'll be around to lend a helping hand. Have a wonderful day.