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kend2
August 4, 2022
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Paying local payroll taxes

  • August 4, 2022
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I have recently switched from desktop to QBOL with premium payroll.  I have elected to handle payroll taxes and forms manually.  Payroll has deducted local taxes as expected and those amounts were displayed in payroll liabilities as expected. The Taxes -payroll-payments tab only shows Federal and state income taxes and does not show the local taxes nor provides a means to pay them or mark them paid. (although the premium package is suppose to handle local tax payments.)  I was advised by QBOL support to show the taxes paid by paying them as a normal expenditure.  After doing this, the appropriate payroll liabilities accounts were zeroed out as expected.  When running a "Tax Liability Report", the local taxes are still showing as "owed".  

 

What is the correct method for 'paying' the local tax liabilities with the premium payroll package?

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SarahannC
August 5, 2022

Hello kend2, I'll share proper ways on how we can manage local payroll taxes in Payroll Premium.

 

QuickBooks Online provides options on how you want to handle your local tax payments. If you want the system to automatically handle them, we can set up E-file & Pay and turn on the Automated tax payments and form filings feature. Still, we can manually pay and file local taxes outside of QuickBooks. Both of them are correct methods when paying local tax liabilities. 

 

Since the local taxes aren't showing in the payment lists, we can use an incognito window. This prevents unusual behavior in the program. Here are the shortcut keys.

 

  • Google Chrome: Ctrl + Shift + N
  • Mozilla Firefox: Ctrl + Shift + P
  • Safari: Command + Option + P

 

If it works, you can clear cache and temporary internet files to optimize the browser's performance: Delete browser cache and Intuit-specific cookies. Another way is to use compatible browsers with QuickBooks Online. 

 

If it persists, we can create a prior tax history. Before doing so, let's delete the normal expense to avoid duplicate data. Then, we can follow these steps.

 

  1. Select Prior tax history.
  2. Choose Add Payment.
  3. Note: This will be a non-posting transaction. It will not affect the bank register. But it will clear the taxes from showing due and record the deposits.
  4. Enter: Payment Date, Check, Number (optional), Notes (optional), Tax Item, Amounts.
  5. Select OK. You will then be back on the Prior Tax Payments screen.

 

For details, we can check this out: Recording prior tax payments.

 

Also, we can generate payroll reports in QuickBooks Online (QBO), depending on our needs. Let's use the articles below as our guides:

 

 

I want to ensure you accomplished the tasks for local tax liabilities in QuickBooks. If you have other questions with payroll taxes and forms, please know I'm always willing to assist you anytime. Have a good one!

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SarahannC
August 7, 2022

Hi kend2,


Hope you’re doing great. I wanted to see how everything is going about the local payroll taxes. Were you able to see it? Was it resolved? Do you need any additional help or clarification? If you do, just let me know. I’d be happy to help you at anytime.


Looking forward to your reply. Have a pleasant day ahead!

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herinner
September 13, 2022

My clients are using QB Online Payroll Core.  They were able to record local tax payments previously, but now are no longer able to do so.  I tried the incognito screen as you mentioned, but the option is gone entirely to record those payments in the payroll system so all liabilities/payments are tracked properly.  The client contacted support, and they don't have a clue.  Why have they removed this feature?

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