Department of Labor Unemployment Georgia paid is different from calculation

Welcome to the Community space, @TMC4210. Allow me to share some information about your unemployment calculation in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).

QBDT bases the calculation for your State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) on the rate you set in the program. To fix this, please double-check your payroll item setup and make the necessary changes to get the correct calculation moving forward.

Furthermore, to resolve the current difference, we need to make liability adjustments:

The first step is to locate the payroll discrepancy:

1. Run a payroll check-up (QuickBooks Desktop Basic, Standard, and Enhanced Payroll only). If you need to run a payroll checkup for a previous year, you must change your computer's system date to the last day of that year. Then, run a payroll summary report for the month or quarter you need to adjust. Take note of the amount of Payroll Items that need adjustments.

The second step is to adjust your payroll liabilities:

1. Go to Employees, then Payroll Taxes and Liabilities. 
2. Select Adjust Payroll Liabilities.
3. In the Date and Effective Date fields, select the last paycheck date of the affected month or quarter.
4. In the Adjustment is for section, select Employee Adjustment to correct your employee’s YTD info.
5. Under the Item Name column, select the payroll item you want to adjust.
6. Enter the amount under the Income Subject to Tax column if you need to make a wage base adjustment.
7. Under Memo, enter a note about the adjustment for reference. 
8. Select Accounts Affected, then OK.
9. Click OK to close the Affect Accounts window.
10. Select Next Adjustment if you have additional employees to enter an adjustment for. Otherwise, select OK to save the changes.

The third step is to check if the liabilities are updated:

1. Run the payroll summary report again to check if everything is correct.
2. Run the payroll liability balances report to check if the amounts to be paid are correct.

Please refer to this article for the detailed steps: Adjust payroll liabilities in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.

Additionally, you can visit this guide to learn how to correct employees' payroll info: Adjust payroll liabilities in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.

Return to this thread if you need further assistance with your unemployment calculations. I'll be here to lend a hand. Have a great day!