State Tax Deduction

Usually, if state tax isn’t showing up in paychecks, it’s either the employee setup or the company tax setup that’s missing a piece. First thing I’d do is open one of the employee profiles in QuickBooks Payroll and check the Taxes section, make sure ND state withholding is selected, and that they filled out a current ND W-4 (Form NDW-R). If that’s blank or set to exempt, QuickBooks won’t calculate anything. 

On the company side, double-check that your ND state tax account is set up under Payroll Settings - Taxes. Sometimes people get federal going but skip the state enrollment. You’ll need your ND employer account number and state withholding ID in there for QuickBooks to process it correctly.

If both are in place and you’re still not seeing deductions, I’d re-run payroll in preview mode to see if QuickBooks is calculating but not applying.

Bottom line: start with employee W-4 info, confirm the company’s ND tax setup, and only then look at software issues. That usually narrows it down quickly.

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Are any of the employees making enough to pay ND state income tax?  ND has a very low state income tax.  A single person paid biweekly, with 0 withholding allowances, needs to make almost $57K/year to have $1 withheld per paycheck.  That same person with 2 withholding allowances can make $67K/year until they have $1 withheld per paycheck.