My client made a lump sum payment on their payroll taxes. The amount covered 2.25 months owing. How do I record this payment to cover more than 1 period?

Hi there, CherylJL.

I know how important it is to make sure your payroll tax liabilities are accounted for correctly. Sometimes, your business can make advanced payments for your payroll liabilities outside QuickBooks. 

At the moment, QuickBooks will only give you the option to pay the current period that is due or log a prior tax payment. In your case, you can either wait for the period due to mark the tax liability as paid or you can consult our customer service for guidance with logging the excess payment and applying it for the next period.

Live help will be available from Mon-Fri 8 AM - 9 PM ET and Sat 9 AM - 6 PM ET. Here's how to contact us:

1. Sign in to your QuickBooks Online company.
2. Go to Help (?).
3. Enter your query in Type something field.
4. Select Contact Us.
5. Enter your concern, then select Continue.
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You can also contact us through this QuickBooks Payroll Chat link.

For your reference, here's how you'll make payroll tax payments for next time: Make payroll tax payments. 

Please update this thread with the additional details or updates about the concern. I want to make sure you're able to resolve this payroll concern and have everything entered in the program. Have a good day.