Last payroll, fed tax liability showed up in "write check." Hit bank account thru EFTPS. Can I just delete the transaction from the "write checks" function?

Welcome to the Community space, @bhk-rizzolaw-com. I'm here to provide some ideas about fed tax liability showing in write check.

If you make a liability payment directly to EFTPS, you can use this to record the payment made outside QBO. This is to track the payment and for it to show as paid in your payroll forms.

Now, let’s go ahead and record the transaction. Here’s how:

1. Click the +New menu in the upper left and choose the transactions to record.
2. Fill in the field boxes with the correct details.
3. Go to the Category details section and enter the information.
4. Once done, click Save and close.
   
   

More details about paying your payroll taxes can be found here: Pay and file payroll taxes online.

Keep me posted if you have other questions in managing tax liability in QuickBooks. I'll be right back to assist you. Have a wonderful day.

Hi, @bhk-rizzolaw-com.

Hope you’re doing great. I wanted to see how everything is going about the fed tax liability concern you had the other day. Was it resolved? Do you need any additional help or clarification? If you do, just let me know. I’d be happy to help you at any time.

Looking forward to your reply. Have a pleasant day ahead!

Thanks for responding to my post, however, you may have missed the point of it.

First of all, how did I get this transaction?  We have been on QBO payroll for 8 months and have never received a transaction like this.  And why only the federal liability?  Why not the State liability as well?

Second, the liability was paid through EFTPS by the QBO payroll.  I do not need to write or record a check.  So I am asking how do I clear this "check to be written" transaction without creating problems in my liability account?  Or is this a transaction that should have come through as "transfer" instead of a check?

Any assistance is appreciated.

Thanks for responding to my post, however, you may have missed what the problem is:

First, how did I get this transaction to begin with?  We have been on QBO payroll for 8 months now and have never received a transaction like this.  Our liabilities are paid by QBO through the EFTPS.  This one was as well.  So why did this appear?  And why just the federal liability?  why not the State liability, as well?  Did QBO somehow miscode this transaction?  Should it have been sent as a "transfer" instead of a "check?"

Second, since the EFTPS has already been processed, I do not need to record the transaction from the "write check" process.  I just want to clear it without creating a problem in my liability account on the general ledger.

Any assistance is much appreciated!

Hi there, bhk-rizzolaw-com.

Aso the moment, we have an open investigation about this electronic tax payment issue. Rest assured, our software engineers are actively working to get this rectified as soon as possible.

I recommend giving us a quick call or chat to add your contact information to our notification list. This way, you'll be updated once everything is sorted out. You may provide this investigation number to our representative for a faster transaction: INV-58483. Here's how:

1. Go to the Help icon.
2. Select Talk to a human.
3. Enter "Talk to a human" again in the search bar.
4. Choose I still need a human, then click Contact us.
5. Select Get a callback or Send a message to start a conversation.

I'm also adding this article to help manage your state and federal payroll taxes in QuickBooks: Pay and file payroll taxes online.

Drop me a comment below if you need more help in dealing with your other tasks. I'm always here to assist you.

Thank you.  I shall start a Chat this afternoon.