Delete Payroll Deduction Option from Dropdown Selection List

Hello, @tah-difinitigrou.

Yes, we can remove these deductions from your employee's record.

If you're referring to the deductions for just a single employee, you can remove them by going clicking on the trash icon from the employee's information. On the other hand, if these deductions are for all of your employees, you can delete them from the Preferences window.

Here's how to remove a deduction from the employee's profile:

1. From the Employee details, click on the pencil icon beside the Pay button.
2. Look for the deduction/s you want to delete from the number 4 section.
3. Select Yes to confirm the action.

To delete the deductions from the Preferences:

1. Tap on Payroll settings from the Gear icon.
2. Go to the Deductions column, then look for the deduction you want to delete, then click on the Edit link.
3. Choose Delete.

These articles also share some information on how to manage employees and add or edit a deduction or contribution. You can read the details from here as your additional references:

• Set up, change, or delete employee-paid payroll deductions
• Set up voluntary deductions in Online Payroll

Also, feel free to skim through the topics from our QBO help articles as your guides while working with QuickBooks in the future.

Post again if you have any other questions. I'm a few clicks away to help. Keep safe always, @tah-difinitigrou!

Hello.  I am wanting to delete them for the drop down selection for all employees. Unfortunately, when I select the Gear Icon, followed by the Payroll Settings as you instruct, the result is not what you show in your screen image; that is Deduction tab is present.  I am using QBO Payroll Core, and what I see is a window "Payroll Settings," with headers along the left side, General Tax, Federal Tax, CARES Act, ..., Bank accounts, Direct Deposit, Printing, Accounting.  It would be a shame if QBO Payroll Core allows creation of deductions, but not the ability to delete them, if unnecessary. 

Hi, tah-difinitigrou. 

Thank you for reaching back to the Community. Deleting your employee's deduction in QuickBooks Payroll Core needs to be done individually. I'll show you how to do it: 

1. Click the Payroll menu, and select Employees. 
2. Select the specific employee you want to delete the deduction. 
3. On the column 4. Press the specific deduction you want to eliminate by clicking the trash icon. 
4. Press Yes to confirm. 

For more detailed information, you can check out this article: Set up, change, or delete employee-paid payroll deductions.

That's it! Please let me know how it goes. I want to ensure everything has been taking care of. Or if you have any other questions about QuickBooks Payroll let me know, I'm just a post away. Have a great day, and take care!

Thank you, but I don't want to delete a currently selected deduction for an employee.  Again - I have three deductions available in the employee setup payroll deduction dropdown list that I have never used (I mistakenly created them when I was first setting up QBO Payroll).  Is there a way that I can remove these from the dropdown selection list?  Thanks. 

Thank you, but I am not wanting to delete a deduction from a specific employee.  Again - "I have three deductions available in the employee setup payroll deduction dropdown list that I have never used (I mistakenly created them when I was first setting up QBO Payroll).  Is there a way that I can remove these from the dropdown selection list?"  Thanks. 

Nope... still an issue - Support tells me they can't delete the items either...  So my list of old deductions (2018 insurance premium pre-tax deductions specifically) can't be deleted I'm told.  Thus my list is now 140 long and only growing year after year. Even my accountant wants the old items gone. 

Hi @Adrian_A ,

I am on with QB support right now and they say they have no way of doing this. I've told them about your post so I am on hold while they dig deeper. Any suggestions to help them help me?

Susan

Hi there, @sdaniels1.

I can see the importance of deleting the payroll deduction from the drop-down selection list in QuickBooks Online (QBO) Payroll. This option is not available for Full-Service Payroll. You might want to consider deleting the deductions one at a time through the employee's profile.

1. From the Employee details, click on the pencil icon beside the Pay button.
2. Look for the deduction/s you want to delete from the number 4 section.
3. Select Yes to confirm the action.

You can open this article for more tips about handling payroll deductions in QBO: Change or delete a payroll deduction item.

Additionally, you can review the resources from this link for more resources while handling your payroll entries: Help on common payroll topics.

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