payroll tax payments excluding income tax liability

I can help you check what causing the error with your payroll liabilities, @redwingtg1.

It could be that the total annual salary exceeds the salary limit or the gross wages of the employee's last payroll are too low.

To make sure that QuickBooks will calculate payroll taxes correctly, make sure to update your payroll tax table to the latest release.

Here's how:

1. Open your QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), then click on Employees at the top menu bar.
2. Click on Get Payroll Update from the drop-down result.
3. Select the radio button beside Download entire payroll update, then click on the Update button.

You can refer to this article for more information on how to fix a payroll item on a paycheck if it's not calculating or is calculating incorrectly: 

Payroll items on paycheck are not calculating or are calculating incorrectly. 

From here, you can check this article on how to correct year-to-date (YTD) additions or deductions on a paycheck: Correct year-to-date (YTD) additions or deductions on a paycheck when the wrong tracking type was us....

Leave a comment below if you have any other questions about your payroll taxes. I'm a few clicks away to help. Have a good day!

Thank you, MJD. I have downloaded and installed the Complete Payroll Update - twice. I did this because my payroll keeps getting stuck in an update loop and won't move forward. 

I may not have iterated the problem fully. There is no issue with the calculation of taxes. The issue is, when I go to pay the liabilities, QB leaves the income tax withholding off of the liability check that it generates, both federal and state. Yes, I can manually add it or do a custom liability payment, but I'm paying every month for QB to do that for me and so I can pay and file electronically. I can see the tax liability in my COA, but that's where it stays. If I make a custom liability payment, the taxes are there for me to select, no problem. However, for some reason, they're not transferring to the tax e-payment check generated by QB. Btw, I'm an accountant and have been using QB (online, desktop Pro, Premier and Enterprise) for 20 years.

Good day, redwingtg1!

Thanks for the reply and additional info. Allow me to assist you in paying the taxes.

It's good to know that you reinstalled QuickBooks Desktop cause it can fix any company file issues.

You'll want to check and fix any damage on the file by running the verify and rebuild Data tool in QuickBooks Desktop. Follow these steps:

1. Go to the File menu, select Utilities, then Verify Data.
2. Wait for it to finish scanning your file.
3. Go back to the File menu, select Utilities, then Rebuild Data. Follow the on-screen instructions on how to create a back-up file if prompted.
4. Click OK when you get the message "Rebuild has completed".

If the same thing happens, I suggest you download, install, and run the QuickBooks File Doctor. This is another that can fix data damage on your QuickBooks Desktop company file.

I added this article if you need help in running Excel-based payroll reports: Excel based payroll reports.

You can leave a comment again here if you need more assistance in managing payroll. We'll respond as soon as we can.