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stacey51
Level 1

W2's vs payroll summary

QB desktop 2023

In the Payroll items -there are different kinds of commission labels, all set up the same.  

They all show up on the payroll summary.

Running the W2's the only information showing is the main commission total and the taxes associated with that total.  It is not showing the full wage total of all commission labels and all the taxes held out on that total.

I went through the payroll item list and they are all set up the same. 

I did not have this problem last year...

I ran the full gamet of the tool hub, all updates are done.  Not sure how to fix this...

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BigRedConsulting
Community Champion

W2's vs payroll summary

The tax amount on a W-2 are the sum of each tax item's amounts. Same for the related wages for most taxes, except Box 1 which is special. The amounts and wages are never pro-rated based on earnings items.

 

Box 1, if that is what you are saying looks wrong, is result of the sum of various payroll item amounts. Items are includes based on their tax tracking types. All compensation items, for example, are included, as are tax-sheltered deductions like a 401k, and also any additions and deductions that have an applicable tax tracking type.

 

You can see which payroll items are included in Box 1, as well as each of their amounts and the total, by running the Excel-based "Annual W2/W3" report. Run it from the QuickBooks menu by selecting Employees | Payroll Tax Forms & W-2s | Tax form Worksheets in Excel.

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