Record tax payment

I'm here to help record your federal tax payment in QuickBooks Online (QBO), @stuety.

You can go to the Payroll Tax menu to record your tax payment. Here's how:

1. Sign in to your QBO account.
2. Click Taxes from the left menu, then select Payroll Tax.
3. Go to the Payments tab.
4. Find the payment and choose the option Mark as paid, then select Yes, mark paid. 

Please know that when recording payroll tax payments, it won't affect the bank register, but it will clear the taxes from showing due and record the deposits. That said, there isn't an account affected by it.

I'm adding this article for more details: Recording prior tax payments.

Let me know how it goes by leaving a comment below, @stuety. I want to make sure you're taken care of.

You may encounter underpaid payroll taxes in the future. This article will help you resolve it: Resolve a payroll tax underpayment.

Have a good one!

Thank you for your quick response.  This was income tax paid on schedule C, is that considered a payroll tax? I apologize if that's a dumb question. Also when I navigate to that location, I don't have the option to go to payroll under taxes.  see attached screen shot. 

thank you 

In my bank transactions, I have this payment that came out of my bank account for the taxes I owed from 2022 that I paid in full.  I'm not sure which category I put that under? I have estimated taxes set up but not sure how I record the full payment due from last year's tax return. 

@valerie47 

Unless you are a C-corp, estimated tax payments are a personal transaction and those payments should be made personally.  In this case, record the transaction to your Owner's Capital equity account (if you're a sole proprietorship) or Shareholder Distribution equity account (if you're a 100% owned S-corp).  In the future, issue a payment to yourself, then make the payment from your personal account.