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Jadywest
Level 1

Missing Employer's share of Medicare from Pay Payroll Liabilities

For the last two payperiods, I have not been able to create the Payroll Liability Check because the Employer's Medicare Share is missing from the Payroll Liability Balances.  I use QB 2020 Desktop Pro and prepare payroll manually.  I see that I can make an adjustment to the liabilities, but it does not keep the ER Medicare in the Payroll liability list. The deductions show up on the payroll summary report for ER Medicare.   Where can I go to add this item back to the pay payroll liability check?

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JenoP
Moderator

Missing Employer's share of Medicare from Pay Payroll Liabilities

Let's make sure that the company share of Medicare will show up in the Pay Liabilities tab, Jadywest.

 

It's possible that the liability account in the setup of Medicare Employee is not the Payroll Liabilities account. Let me share the steps on how the change the details and resolve the issue. 

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the List menu and select Payroll Item List.
  2. Look for Medicare Company and double-click on it.
  3. Click Next
  4. Under the Liability agency window, click the drop-down list for Liability account (company-paid).
  5. Make sure to select the payroll liability account that you use for taxes. 
  6. Keep clicking Next until the last page.
  7. Click Finish.

 

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Once done, check if you can already see Medicare Company creating a payment. You can also check out this article for more details: Edit a Payroll Item.

 

Feel free to visit or save these articles just in case you might need them when running payroll in QuickBooks:

 

 

You can always reply or reach out to us again if you need anything else from us. We're always here to guide and assist whenever you need help.

Jadywest
Level 1

Missing Employer's share of Medicare from Pay Payroll Liabilities

Thank you JenoP that worked.  ER share of Medicare is back in Pay Payroll Liabilities and it is still in the Payroll Summary Report.

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