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thirthur22
December 13, 2023
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I have QBO premium and I'm trying to add state unemployment tax to the employees local tax. However I do not have Local Tax under Tax withholding.

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Employees>Click Employee>Tax Withholding>? No local tax, only list federal and exemptions.

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CamelleT
December 13, 2023

I'll guide you on how to add state unemployment tax, thirthur22.

 

To set up federal tax for your employees, here's how:

 

  1. Click the Gear icon.
  2. Choose Payroll settings.
  3. Select the pencil icon beside the name of the State of your employee.
  4. Enter the Unemployment Account Number, then edit the rates and hit Save.

 

 

 

Moreover, I'll share this article to wrap up this year's payroll and prepare for the next: Year-end checklist for QuickBooks Online Payroll.

 

Comment below if you need further assistance in managing your payroll taxes. I'm here to help. Stay safe!

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thirthur22Author
December 15, 2023

No that didn't answer my question. That's not the problem. In my state the employee is responsible for .51% of the unemployment insurance and this should be added to their employmee local taxes section yet I don't have the option.

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ChristieAnn 11
December 15, 2023

Thank you for adding additional clarification about your concern with setting up local taxes in QuickBooks Online. I've got details to help you ensure you're able to set up this on the program.

 

Please know that the local taxes section appears when the employee's profile is set to the appropriate address. With this, I suggest reviewing the employee's address and work location by going to the Personal info and Employent Details section. This is done to ensure you enter the correct home address, the right city, and the ZIP code combination for the local tax jurisdiction you need. You can use the USPS Address and ZIP code locator to determine the best city/ZIP code combo. We recommend Cities by ZIP code.

 

Then, I've added screenshots for visual references.

 

 

 

 

Additionally, you can also contact your state agency or payroll expert to ask for additional help about adding state unemployment tax to the employee's local tax in QuickBooks.

 

Once done, select applicable local taxes in the Tax withholding section. You can open this article to see further details: Set up local taxes in QuickBooks Online Payroll.

 

Lastly, you can read this article if you need steps running payroll reports in QBO that will help you view useful info about your employees: Run payroll reports.

 

Fill me in if you have more questions about setting up payroll taxes in QBO. I'd be glad to help you, milanositaliangr. Stay safe and have a nice day!

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