Unemployment wages

Hi there, Church123.

I'm here to help fix the issue you're having with unemployment wages in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).

It's possible that the FUTA and SUI boxes are checked in the employees' information, causing the unemployment wages to be taken out of their paychecks. To correct this, please refer to these steps:

1. In QBDT, go to Employees, then select Employee Center.
2. Double-click the name of the employee.
3. Go to the Payroll Info tab.
4. Select Taxes....
5. Go to the Federal tab. From the Filing Status ▼drop-down, choose Don't Withhold.
6. Go to the State tab. From the Filing Status ▼drop-down, choose the appropriate option. (The option will vary by state. You may see Don't Withhold, Exempt, or a different choice. If there's no Filing Status drop-down, your state is not subject to state withholding.)
7. Select OK twice to save your selections.
8. Repeat these steps for each exempt employee.

To learn more about setting up federal and state unemployment insurance taxes for churches, consider checking out this article: Set up federal and state unemployment insurance for churches and nonprofits.

After that, if the paychecks were already created, you'll need to delete them and recreate a new one. You can refer to these articles for the detailed steps on how to do it:

• Delete or void employee paychecks.
• Create and run your payroll.

You can also visit our website for more tips and other resources you can use in the future: Self-help articles.

Please leave a comment below if you have more questions about this or anything else QBDT. I'm more than happy to answer them. Take care always.