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TerieP
February 23, 2022
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WA Cares tax refund

  • February 23, 2022
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Has anyone refunded their employees for the WA Cares Fund tax yet?  I use Enhanced payroll and was wondering how it needs to be entered in the Adjust Payroll Liability tab.  I'm assuming I enter the employee name and use the WA Cares Fund payroll code. Do I enter the refund as a positive amount?  Do I need to enter the Wage Base?  Do I need to enter the Income Subject to Tax?  I don't want to change anyone's W2 wages, just refund the payroll tax.  Thanks for any help. 

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AlexV
AlexV
February 23, 2022

Hello TerieP!


Thanks for reaching out to us. Let me help you in recording the Washington Cares Fund payroll tax refund.


First, you'll need to process an adjustment to zero out ‌liabilities and correct the year-to-date. You'll need to enter the amount as negative. Follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Employees menu, select Payroll Taxes and Liabilities, then select Adjust Payroll Liabilities. 
  2. Select the Item Name and enter the Amount of taxes collected as negative.
  3. Tap Save. 

 

You'll need to follow the same steps for all impacted employees. Once done, you'll need to create a reimbursement item and use it to pay back your employees.


I added this link if you need to run payroll reports on Excel: Excel based payroll reports.


Post a comment below if you have follow-up questions with payroll. Take care!

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    TeriePAuthor
    February 26, 2022

    Thank you!  This appeared to work and was much simpler than the instructions sent out by Intuit. 

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