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March 24, 2024
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The California payroll SDI tax is 1.10% for 2024. HOWEVER the CA-DE9 report shows a SDI rate of 0.90% in QuickBooks Online!

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The California payroll SDI tax rate is 1.10% for 2024. HOWEVER, the CA-DE9 report shows an SDI rate of 0.90% in QuickBooks Online!  Therefore, the QuickBooks Online DE9 filing report indicates an overpayment.

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March 24, 2024

I appreciate you letting us know, Matt1213. I've got ways to help you fix the California payroll SDI tax overpayment in your account.

 

There are some tax overpayments that aren't valid. To verify, you'll want to take into account the following situations:

 

  • Incorrectly entered tax rate
  • Incorrect liability period on a tax payment
  • Incorrectly recorded historical tax payment

 

On the other hand, these are the following examples of valid tax overpayments:

 

  • Your tax rate decreased after a tax payment was made. Update your SUI rate in QuickBooks to keep your SUI tax liability accurate.
  • One or more paychecks were voided or deleted after a tax payment was made
  • You made a duplicate tax payment in the same liability period

 

If the quarter hasn't ended yet, you can leave the overpayment as it is. It'll cover any additional payroll tax liabilities you have for the rest of the quarter until it's all used up.

 

But if you want to apply the overpayment to the next quarter or request a refund instead, follow these steps:

 

  1. Go to Taxes, then Payroll Tax.
  2. Select Payments.
  3. Look for the Overpaid tax, and click Resolve. If you don’t see the Resolve option, contact our Customer Care Team for detailed assistance.
  4. Select one of the following if available:
    • Request a refund (Note that you'll need to contact your tax agency to get your refund)
    • Apply to a future tax payment (recommended)
  1. Select Confirm, then Done.
  2. Contact the IRS or your state agency to request refunds or apply taxes to future periods.

 

See this link to learn what to do if you receive a payroll tax notice from the IRS or your state agency: Send in your payroll tax notice.

 

Furthermore, I'm including this guide to make sure you're compliant with your state payroll tax regulations: Payroll Tax Compliance.

 

I'm all ears to any additional queries you may have when managing taxes in your account. You can always reply to this post, and I'll be around whenever you need help. Take care and have a good one!

Matt1213Author
March 24, 2024

Thank you for your prompt response. As I mentioned in my problem statement, I am using QuickBooks Online, and the SDI tax rate cannot be adjusted as it can in the QuickBooks Desktop version. The SDI tax is automatically calculated as part of QuickBooks Online. The fact is that the SDI tax rate for California in 2024 is 1.10%, and the payroll taxes are being calculated correctly. However, only the SDI tax rate is showing up incorrectly on the DE9 filing report from QuickBooks Online.

Thanks Matt

 

March 24, 2024

We appreciate you providing further clarification regarding your SDI rate issue, Matt, and we can see the urgency of getting this resolved. Let me route you to the best help available.

 

We recommend contacting our Payroll Care team to have this investigated and help you fix the SDI rate on your DE9 report. To do this, here's how:

 

  1. Sign in to your QuickBooks Online company.
  2. Go to Help (?).
  3. Select Contact Us.
  4. Enter your concern, then select Let's talk.
  5. Choose a way to connect with us: Start a chat with a support expert or Get a callback from the next available expert.

 

Additionally, QuickBooks offers various payroll reports that include valuable insights into your business and employees. For a comprehensive list and instructions on customization, please see this article: Run payroll reports.

 

We'll always be around if you need assistance with your payroll account and processing returns in QBO Payroll. Drop your comments below, and we'll ensure to help you out.