Money bounced to pay Intuit the payroll taxes and we had to pay it back for payroll taxes. Would this affect the payroll tax accounts on QuickBooks?

jchang926 · ‎June 04, 2025

We were having some fraud issues on our checking account and had a setup where we could allow those who could withdraw from our account. While in the middle of setting this up, we didn't get to add Intuit as an allowed payee, their payments got rejected. We had to pay Intuit back, but I'm not sure how to handle the payment we paid to Intuit when I categorize it. I think the payroll taxes and payroll payments to the employees are already accounted for, so I need help with how to handle this and not double categorize it. Thank you.

TimotiSbr

If the original payroll and tax liabilities are already recorded, then your repayment to Intuit shouldn’t be categorized as a new expense. It should go against the existing payroll liabilities, basically, you're just settling an open balance that failed to process earlier. Check if the liability is still sitting unpaid in your books; if not, you might need a journal entry to reflect the correction without duplicating costs.

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Money bounced to pay Intuit the payroll taxes and we had to pay it back for payroll taxes. Would this affect the payroll tax accounts on QuickBooks?

Money bounced to pay Intuit the payroll taxes and we had to pay it back for payroll taxes. Would this affect the payroll tax accounts on QuickBooks?

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