QB Desktop Federal Income Tax

I got your back to ensure you'll be able to run payroll smoothly, @RC434.

In QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), several factors affects the calculation of your Federal Income tax. To further verify the cause of the incorrect withholding, I recommend reviewing the set up and the information in your employee's W4. 

The following are the data that has an impact on your income tax amount calculations:

• Employee's filing status
• Number of allowances or extra withholding amount in the employee setup
• Pay Frequency
• Gross wage in a given pay period.

You can browse this helpful article to know more about how taxes are calculated in QBDT: Understand how QuickBooks Desktop calculates your payroll taxes.

You may also want to run payroll reports to get clearer details of your employee information, business finances and payroll taxes. Once you open one, you can download and print the data to have a handy copy of it.

I'm always willing to lend a hand with any payroll concerns you may have. Feel free to add a reply below and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Take care and have a great day ahead.

Thank you for your response.  I understand how it is calculated but why the difference between desktop calculations and online calculations?  On some checks there is a $50 difference.

Good morning, @RC434. 

Thanks for reaching back and letting us know some more about your issue. 

The best route would be for us to review your set up and figure out why this $50 difference is occurring. In this case, I suggest contacting our Customer Support Team. 

I know you had trouble in the past with getting in touch with our support team, so I'll give you the direct phone number. Here's the number: 800-446-8848. 

Feel free to come back and keep us updated on the call. I want to ensure that you get back to running your business as soon as possible!