Sales tax adjustment not taking

Thanks for joining this thread, nutek2010.

Allow me to chime in and help ensure taxes are calculated on your payroll.

To get around the issue, we’ll perform some basic troubleshooting steps. First, download the latest payroll tax table.

These updates will provide the most current and accurate rates and calculations for supported state and federal tax tables, payroll tax forms and e-file and payment options. Next, refresh the paycheck information by reverting it.

The process is a breeze and I’ll guide you how.

1. Choose the Employees tab at the top menu bar, then choose the Payroll Center.
2. On the Pay Employees tab, select how you run payroll (Unscheduled or Scheduled).
3. On the Enter Payroll Information page, mark the employee's name. 
   
4. Right-click the name of the employee which highlighted in yellow.
5. Select Revert Paycheck.

You’ll have to perform the same process for each paycheck. Once done, open it to see if taxes are taking out.

For more in-depth troubleshooting steps, check out the QuickBooks Desktop calculates wages and/or payroll taxes incorrectly article.

These steps should help you get back to business in no time.

Let me know if you get the chance to try all these suggestions and what the results are. I'll be right here with you.

Hi there, pwstill,

Thank you for visiting the QuickBooks Community. I'll be sharing details on how sales tax adjustments work in QuickBooks Desktop. Then, ensure you'll be able to pay your sales tax without any issues.

QuickBooks Desktop helps you keep an accurate record of taxes so you can easily monitor and remit them to the appropriate tax collecting agency. That said, when adjusting a sales tax in QuickBooks, you'll have options to make a positive and negative one. I suggest creating a sales receipt or a credit memo for updating the tax amount. With this, a journal entry isn't necessary for doing adjustments and that's the reason it doesn't show up when you pay the sales tax.

Then, to see further details on how paying taxes works in QuickBooks, you can click this article: Pay sales tax.

Lastly, you may refer to this article to view different troubleshooting steps to resolve unexpected results you may encounter while managing your sales tax in QuickBooks Desktop: How to resolve common sales tax issues.

Keep me posted for additional questions about sales tax or other concerns related to QBDT. I'd be more than happy to help. Wishing you the best of luck.