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Mw72
September 12, 2024
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  • September 12, 2024
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I have selected Federal Unemployment on an employee's payroll information when our company does not do that. I have already paid the employee and ran it through quickbooks and now it shows that i have to pay the 940 Tax. I am wanting to fix that to where i don't have to pay the tax and repay the employee what is owed. 

    Best answer by FishingForAnswers

    Once I fix the Tax Liability adjustments will this also take away the Federal Unemployment notification that is due next month? 


    @Mw72  If done correctly, yes.

     

    The notifications of how much to pay are directly tied to the amount of payroll liabilities you have.

     

    The adjust liabilities function lowers (or raises) those liabilities.

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    FishingForAnswers
    FishingForAnswers
    September 12, 2024

    @Mw72  There is no need to repay the employee regardless.

     

    Federal Unemployment is not a tax that is held out of the employee's paycheck. It will never affect the amount of the paycheck.

     

    It is a company contribution tax, no different than State Unemployment or the company share of Social Security or Medicare.

     

    The only impact it'll have on your books is making your balance sheet and such incorrect. That is as easy to fix as creating a payroll liability adjustment. This function can be found under the Employee menu, Payroll Taxes & Liabilities submenu.

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      RheaMaeH
      September 12, 2024

      Correcting your Federal Unemployment (FUTA) tax is my top priority, Mw72. Let's address this issue promptly.

       

      To begin with, let's correct the payroll information for the employee and remove the FUTA taxes by following these steps:

       

      1. Navigate Employees and select Payroll Center.
      2. Locate the employee's name and click the Edit icon.
      3. Click the Payroll Info tab and select Taxes.
      4. Uncheck the box next to Federal Unemployment (FUTA) (Company Paid) and click OK.

       

      Next, we'll generate a negative liability adjustment to offset the FUTA tax liability. Here's how:

       

      1. Click on Employees, and then select Payroll Taxes and Liabilities. 
      2. Choose Adjust Payroll Liabilities.
      3. In the Date and Effective Date, select the date of the last paycheck for the affected month or quarter.
      4. Click the Payroll Item column to choose the correct payroll item in the Taxes and Liabilities section.
      5. Under the Adjustment is for section, check the box for Company.
      6. Select Federal Unemployment in the Item Name column.
      7. Enter the negative amount of the adjustment.
      8. Click on Accounts Affected and choose Do not affect accounts.
      9. If you have additional employees, click Next Adjustment and repeat the steps for each affected employee. 

       

      FUTA taxes are paid by employers based on the wages they pay their employees and will not affect the amount of the employee's paycheck. For more information on FUTA tax, please refer to the article: Understand Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) Credit Reduction States.

       

      Additionally, here are helpful resources when preparing your tax forms:

       

       

      If you need more help correcting your FUTA taxes in QBDT or preparing your tax forms, please don't hesitate to contact us. We're always here and ready to assist you.

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      Mw72Author
      September 13, 2024

      Once I correct this in the tax adjustment, will this take away the payment liabilities for Federal Unemployment that say it is due next month? 

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