I appreciate the details and screenshot you have provided, Renee. I’m here to provide some clarity on this matter.
The message you’re seeing in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) is informing you about how the software handles changes in tax rates during a quarter. Please know that this is just a normal behavior of QBDT.
This is because when you adjust the tax rate in the middle of a quarter, QuickBooks will attempt to catch up on the new tax rate with the remaining paychecks for the quarter.
This means that the tax amount on the next paycheck might be higher than usual to make up for the previous paychecks that were taxed at a lower rate due to a shortage.
Once the shortage is fully catch up, the tax amount on subsequent paychecks will return to its normal rate.
For further details, please see this article: Adjust payroll liabilities in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll
Furthermore, I'll be adding this article to help you learn how to file your state payroll tax forms and pay your state taxes electronically in QBDT: E-file and e-pay state forms and taxes in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Enhanced
If you need further assistance with payroll taxes, you can tap the reply button to post them here. Have a good one!
