pink dot on menu bar

It is SUPER annoying, isn't it? 

I couldn't figure out how to make it disappear, so I hid the tax part of the menu bar, because we don't use it anyway.  

Welcome to the Community space, @Susan9999. The pink dot beside the Taxes tab in QuickBooks indicates updates or tasks you haven't completed. I'll help you through this and resolve your inquiry.

If this is your first time using the program and you want the system to recognize tax-related activities in your account, you'll want to set up everything under the Taxes tab. This way, the system can adapt to what you're trying to command them and make it easy to track everything in QBO. I recommend checking this page for further guidelines: Set up your sales tax in QuickBooks Online.

Now, if you're using the payroll function along with your QBO subscription, the pink dot indicates unfinished tasks within the Taxes tab. It's also a form of alert to help you be on time with the payroll or other tax activities. Visit this article to keep track of your payroll tasks: Year-end checklist for QuickBooks Online Payroll.

In addition, you can visit this article to assist in modifying your company set up in QBO: Get started and adjust settings after you sign up for QuickBooks Online.

Please know our QuickBooks Live Expert Assisted can offer tips and guide you with your QuickBooks tasks such as invoicing, handling taxes, or monitoring your earnings. Feel free to visit them whenever you have the time. 

I've enjoyed our interaction today and highly encourage you to comment below if you have further QuickBooks-related concerns. As always, I'll be making sure to provide a prompt response and sort out your inquiries. Keep safe. 

How do you make the dot go away when everything is completed?

Thank you for joining this thread, Mabookkeeping. The pink dot on the Taxes menu indicates that your sales tax payment is due. You can turn off this reminder in the payroll settings, and I would be happy to guide you through the steps.

If you have already processed your sales tax but continue seeing the reminder, you can turn it off anytime.

Here's how:

1. Log in to your QuickBooks Online account.
2. On the left panel, select Taxes.
3. Choose Sales tax.
4. Verify if you've added reminders for the sales tax state.
5. Click Edit reminders and then select Turn off reminders.

If there are other taxes you haven't set up yet, you may refer to this article for more guidelines in setting up your sales taxes in QuickBooks.

Additionally, you can get updates on the sales tax you owe. Feel free to refer to this article. You can generate a report to ensure accuracy before filing your return with your tax agency.

If you have more questions about QuickBooks, feel free to reach out. I'm here to help and happy to assist you.

How do you make it go away if you don't use it? I live in a state that does not have sales tax, and I also do not use my QuickBooks for selling or invoicing, but the pink dot persists. Is there a way to remove the dot without setting up non-existent sales tax?

There are several reasons why the pink dot next to the Taxes tab continues to appear in QuickBooks; it signifies that there are updates or tasks that you have not yet completed, @Bridges99 . If this is your initial experience with the software and you want the system to acknowledge tax-related activities in your account, you need to configure everything under the Taxes tab.

On the other hand, if you are utilizing the payroll feature in conjunction with your QBO subscription, the pink dot represents incomplete tasks within the Taxes tab. It serves as a notification to ensure that you stay on schedule with payroll or other tax-related activities.

To remove the pink dot, you can send feedback directly to our developers through QuickBooks. This will allow them to review your suggestions and consider them for future updates.
 
Here’s how to submit your feedback:

1. Select the Gear icon at the top, then Feedback.
2. Enter your comments or product suggestions.
3. Click Next to submit feedback.

Your valuable input goes to our Product Development team to help improve your experience in QBO. You can also track feature requests through the QuickBooks Online Feature Requests website

Additionally, I recommend reviewing this guide to learn more about managing sales taxes: Set up, edit, and deactivate your sales tax rate and settings.

For tips on saving and exporting your customized reports for future access, check out these articles: 

• Memorize reports in QuickBooks Online
• Export your reports to Excel from QuickBooks Online

Anytime you need clarity on managing your Sales tax, just drop a post here. I'm ready to support you and simplify the process.

The point is, the pink dot persists, even after ALL taxes are paid. It NEVER goes away.