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Buy nowI appreciate you reaching out in the Community, knicholson1. Let’s review why you're experiencing this issue and the steps you can take to resolve it.
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Hello, knicholson1.
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I have not seen a reply and no I have not filed them as of this morning.
Thanks for following up, knicholson1.
I'm happy to provide some info so you're able to file your 940 form in QuickBooks Online.
There's a reply from one of my colleagues (RheaMaeH) above that discusses checking for overpayment that would be causing the error you're seeing. When you scroll up on this page the reply with the details should be just below your original post. Rhea also provided the link to contact the QuickBooks Online Support Team just in case.
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