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Cancel or delete payroll tax payments and forms
Learn about canceling a tax payment or form filing in Intuit QuickBooks Workforce or QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.
Need to stop a tax payment or form filing? You may be able to depending on your payroll service and situation.
| Note: Not sure which payroll service you have? Here's how to find your payroll service. |
Requirements to cancel or delete a tax payment
Your payroll service
The ability to cancel or delete tax payments for forms varies depending on your payroll subscription. View your payroll product to see what you can do.
Intuit QuickBooks Workforce - You can’t cancel or delete tax payments or forms.
QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Assisted - You can’t cancel or delete tax payments or forms.
QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Enhanced - You may be able to delete tax forms or payments.
Cancel or delete a tax payment
Intuit QuickBooks Workforce
If we pay taxes for you automatically, we can't cancel or delete tax payments already collected. Contact us to learn if you can request a refund of your tax funds. You will be required to make additional tax payments and tax filings yourself.
QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Enhanced
Federal e-payments can’t be canceled through QuickBooks once they've been transmitted.
You may be able to cancel the payment on the EFTPS website. To learn more about EFTPS payment guidelines, review these FAQs. To do this:
Go to the EFTPS website.
Select Payments.
Sign in to your EFTPS account.
Select Cancel a Tax Payment from the menu then follow the instructions.
Contact us to find out if we can cancel your state tax payment. If your payment can’t be canceled, contact your state to learn more.
Cancel a tax filing
Federal Forms 941, 944, 943, 940
Federal forms can’t be canceled once filed electronically. If you need to correct or change a filed return:
If you use Intuit QuickBooks Workforce, contact us to request a correction or amendment.
If you use QuickBooks Desktop Payroll Enhanced, see File a corrected Federal Form 941 and 940.
Form W-2
Contact us to find out if we can cancel your W-2 filing. If you need to correct or change a filed W-2, see Fix an incorrect W-2.
State forms
Each state has different policies on canceling forms that you've filed electronically. Contact your state to learn more.
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