Social security tax

Hello tlander!

It's great that you added the tax item already. Let me help you in setting it up.

There is still a setting in the employee's profile to let the system know if this employee (officer) is subject to Social Security or not. Follow these steps:

1. Go to the Employees menu and select Employee Center.
2. Double-click the officer's name and proceed to the Payroll Info tab.
3. Click the Taxes button. Under the Federal section, make sure to check the Social Security box.
4. Tap OK.

Also, you can run a payroll checkup to verify your setup and see if there's missing information and discrepancies, especially with the payroll item set up.

I added some articles that discuss how to manage your payroll taxes in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll:

• Set up an employee's local tax in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll

• QuickBooks Desktop calculates wages and/or payroll taxes incorrectly

Comment below if you have follow-up questions about payroll. We'll respond as soon as we can.