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JulieAnnJo
Level 2

Writing a Child Support Check

We pay our employees weekly. We have an employee who asked to have child support taken out automatically. I have to manually send the check. When I go to create the check, instructions that I have found online say to click the account you want to use to pay the check from, well there are only four options and they are all "bank" accounts. When I set up the account for the child support my understanding is that it is a liability account and I set it up under Payroll Liabilities and the Account Type is Other Current Liabilities and I named it NC Child Support. Can someone tell me how to do this correctly please? Thank you!

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Best answer July 07, 2023

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DebSheenD
QuickBooks Team

Writing a Child Support Check

Hello there, Julie. I'm here to share some information on how to set up Child Support Check in QuickBooks Online.

 

Child support is a type of garnishment that you can withhold from your employee's pay in QBOP. QuickBooks calculates the amounts (given that you've already set it up on employees' accounts) on employee paychecks as part of your payroll service. Then, manually make the payment directly to the agency creditors as instructed in the garnishment order or tax levy.

 

The QBOP system does not create the check to pay non-tax liabilities such as Health Insurance premiums, 401(k) contributions, and Child Support. You'll need to create these payments from the Check screen

 

With this, you'll create a new account in your Chart of Accounts to track your payroll expenses. To do this, go to the Chart of Accounts page and select the New button. Make sure to choose the appropriate expense account details in the Account and Detail Type fields. Please see the screenshot below for your reference.

 

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Once you're done, you can pull up a payroll report (i.e., Payroll Deductions and Contributions) to verify the garnishment amount you need to pay. Then, go to the + New button to create the check. For the step-by-step guide, here's how:

 

  1. Go to the + New button.
  2. Select Check.
  3. From the Payee dropdown, choose the vendor or agency name.
  4. From the Bank Account dropdown, choose the account you use for garnishment payments.
  5. In the Category details section, select the account you use for tracking your payments then enter the amount.
  6. Fill in the rest of the check normally, then select Save and close

 

For detailed steps on how to create a liability check, as well as its printing options and setting up recurring transactions, you can refer to this article: Create a payroll liability check.

 

In keeping with this, you can run a variety of payroll reports in QuickBooks to check and monitor your current liabilities and expenses. For the complete list of reports, you can refer to this article: Run payroll reports. It also includes topics about customizing, printing, and marking them as your favorite.

 

Let me know in the comments if you have other concerns about garnishment checks and managing employees and payroll accounts in QBOP. I'll gladly help. Take care, and I wish you continued success.

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DebSheenD
QuickBooks Team

Writing a Child Support Check

Hello there, Julie. I'm here to share some information on how to set up Child Support Check in QuickBooks Online.

 

Child support is a type of garnishment that you can withhold from your employee's pay in QBOP. QuickBooks calculates the amounts (given that you've already set it up on employees' accounts) on employee paychecks as part of your payroll service. Then, manually make the payment directly to the agency creditors as instructed in the garnishment order or tax levy.

 

The QBOP system does not create the check to pay non-tax liabilities such as Health Insurance premiums, 401(k) contributions, and Child Support. You'll need to create these payments from the Check screen

 

With this, you'll create a new account in your Chart of Accounts to track your payroll expenses. To do this, go to the Chart of Accounts page and select the New button. Make sure to choose the appropriate expense account details in the Account and Detail Type fields. Please see the screenshot below for your reference.

 

81.PNG

 

Once you're done, you can pull up a payroll report (i.e., Payroll Deductions and Contributions) to verify the garnishment amount you need to pay. Then, go to the + New button to create the check. For the step-by-step guide, here's how:

 

  1. Go to the + New button.
  2. Select Check.
  3. From the Payee dropdown, choose the vendor or agency name.
  4. From the Bank Account dropdown, choose the account you use for garnishment payments.
  5. In the Category details section, select the account you use for tracking your payments then enter the amount.
  6. Fill in the rest of the check normally, then select Save and close

 

For detailed steps on how to create a liability check, as well as its printing options and setting up recurring transactions, you can refer to this article: Create a payroll liability check.

 

In keeping with this, you can run a variety of payroll reports in QuickBooks to check and monitor your current liabilities and expenses. For the complete list of reports, you can refer to this article: Run payroll reports. It also includes topics about customizing, printing, and marking them as your favorite.

 

Let me know in the comments if you have other concerns about garnishment checks and managing employees and payroll accounts in QBOP. I'll gladly help. Take care, and I wish you continued success.

JulieAnnJo
Level 2

Writing a Child Support Check

Thank you! The part I was missing was the Category details step. That really helped and I checked the Account and the funds came out of the correct one. Thanks again!

MichelleBh
Moderator

Writing a Child Support Check

We are so happy to hear that your issue resolved, @Julie.

 

On behalf of my colleagues, you're welcome. Feel free to reach us back by leaving a comment below or posting again in the Community forum if you have any additional QuickBooks-related questions.

 

We'll also make every effort to provide you with the best possible assistance.

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