Question

employee unemployment rate change in 2023 for Pennsylvania

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January 2, 2023
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For 2023 Pennsylvania has changed the employee unemployment rate from .06% to .07%. This rate has not changed since 2018.

I can manually change my company unemployment rate, but I only get a drop-down menu for the employee rate. Next to the drop-down menu it states, "employee rate choices are provided by quickbooks tax tables".

I have the newest tax table and have been on the phone with quickbooks with no help. Pennsylvania has not been included in the latest updated tax table. So, this is basically affecting ALL of Pennsylvania. How are you supposed to fix the employee unemployment rate if it is not in the newest tax table and you cannot manually change it?

QuickBooks Desktop Payroll

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Rea_M

Hello there, @shiffer.

Let me share some insights about employees' unemployment rate change in 2023 for the state of Pennsylvania (PA) in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) Payroll, so you can keep your taxes managed accordingly.

Yes, the current tax table (22301) hasn't included the unemployment rate change for the state of Pennsylvania in 2023. However, rest assured that the rate change will reflect on the next latest payroll update in QBDT Payroll.

If you wish to find more information on the latest payroll update (22301) as well as earlier releases, you can read this article: Get the latest payroll news and updates in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.

Once the newest tax table is released, you can check or download it by checking out this article: Get the latest tax table update in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.

Also, you may want to access your state agency website to learn more about unemployment compensation and other taxes: Pennsylvania Office of Unemployment Compensation.

Please feel free to leave a comment below if you have other taxes and payroll concerns or questions about managing employees in QBDT Payroll. I'm always ready to help. Take care, @shiffer.

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Camp664

I also did the current QB payroll update, restarted my computer etc and nothing has changed. I still only have one option for the employee UC tax rate.........06. Very frustrating.

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MaryR610

I am also in Pennsylvania, and have the same problem. I just did an update, but the employee UC rate is still at .06% when it should be .07%. We cannot manually change this figure, since, as per Quickbooks, "Employee rate choices are provided by Quickbooks tax tables."

I must run payroll this week. When will the tax tables be updated?

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shifferAuthor

Hello Mary,

I was on the phone with the quickbooks help desk for over 120 minutes yesterday. They just kept saying I needed to update. They were able to see my screen during the process and I kept showing them I had the newest update as of 12/15/22. I also showed them that Pennsylvania was not included in the tax table update. In the end they were not able to help me and said to just keep updating. They were also unable to answer when I asked them when a new update was going to be available.

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RTFair

I emailed the state yesterday, no response as of yet.

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BHILKO

I just spoke with a representitive from QB, they said an update will be pushed put 1/12/23 to correct the employee rate, and past payrolls should self adjust.

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Camp664

I just had the same problem when trying to change my employee UC rate from .06 to .07...........QuickBooks will not allow me to change it. There are two options from the dropdown when going in to edit the rate.....you get 0.0 and 0.06. So with that, I called QB and the customer support couldn't even help me. He had no clue what was going on. Then I called the PA UC employer help line. Customer service there had no idea what was going on but did state that they had one other phone call with the same complaint. Seems to me that QB and the State of PA need to get something fixed and SOON!! Greatly appreciate any feedback.

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LA2011

It is ridiculous that QB's has dropped the ball on this. This was published months ago, so much for being on top of things. For the time being I have been overriding the withholding amount in the view paychecks area. It is a pain in the butt, but at least the employers are withholding at the proper rate. That way, if and when the change comes thru, the employees won't get hit with a larger withholding.

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Mikey W

I did the payroll update this morning 1/12/23 and the rate change has finally been included in the tax table as .07%

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Rea_M

Thanks for the update, @Mikey W.

Reach back to us here in the Community if you need extra help managing your business growth and payroll transactions using QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT). Take the best care!

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mttpsu

It is now 4/2/2023 and this issue is still not resolved. I never realized Quickbooks failed to update the employee contribution rate for Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation. Of course, I updated the employer contribution rate before the first payroll of the year when I received the Contribution Rate Notice in December 0f 2022. Unfortunately, I mistakenly assumed Quickbooks would take care of the employee rate change since Quickbooks ONLY allows us to change the employer rate NOT the employee rate (and claims they will do it from updated tax tables). Now the wrong amount has been withheld from every paycheck issued to every one of our employees in the first quarter of 2023, and the Quarterly Contribution Report Worksheet automatically generated by Quickbooks does not reconcile with the Quarterly Report filed with the State for the 1st Quarter of 2023.

THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY.

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