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drkarras
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Payroll tax liability

Hello all. My QB shows a Federal Unemployment tax payment of $545.83 that was due on 1/31/2020. When I click to pay it, it informs me that I don't owe any taxes and my tax liabilities have been adjusted accordingly. There is in fact a payment in my checking account ledger that was made on 1/31/2020 in the amount of $545.84, one cent more than the liability that is showing.

How can I resolve this issue? Clearly, i don't owe any tax and I haven't received a notice of taxes owed. It's just annoying seeing that every time I run payroll.

Thanks in advance

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Rose-A
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Payroll tax liability

Let me help you sort this out, drkarras.

 

QuickBooks has the flexibility to enter prior tax payments for overdue liabilities if you've already paid for them.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. From the left menu, select Taxes, then choose Payroll Tax, then select Enter Prior Tax History.
  2. Choose Add Payment.
  3. Select tax type and liability period (the period that the taxes were accrued) then enter:
    • Payment Date
    • Check Number (optional)
    • Notes (optional)
    • Tax Item Amounts
  4. Select OK. You will then be back to the Prior Tax Payments screen.

You can get more details about this process in this article: Recording prior tax payments.

 

I'm sharing with you these recommended resources below. It provides you more information on how to handle tax payments paid from the agencies as well as things to remember when deleting a tax payment in QuickBooks Online:

 

Delete a tax payment

Make payroll tax payments

 

I've got your back if there's anything else I can help with. Have a great rest of your day.

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