How to Zero Out Payroll Liabilities in QuickBooks?

Payroll liabilities are a major concern for accountants during the filing of taxes. QuickBooks users have reported this issue on a large scale. It is important to note that this issue is caused because of incorrect tax assessment. Furthermore, zeroing out payroll liabilities is important to prevent miscalculations while paying taxes. Here, we have discussed the walkthrough to zero out payroll liabilities in QuickBooks. So, stick around.

When is it important to zero out Payroll Liabilities in QuickBooks?

One should zero out payroll liabilities in QuickBooks in the following cases:

• Workers not getting checks.
• Employee remuneration equaling the net anticipated compensation.
• When adjusting the Health Savings Account under the Company obligations.

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How to Zero Out Payroll Liabilities in QuickBooks?

Changes by the Company:

• Run QuickBooks, then select Employees tab.
• Choose Payroll Taxes and Liabilities, then change payroll tax and liability amounts.
• Now, opt for Adjust Payroll Liabilities, then select modification date.
• Go to Adjustment and click on the Company option.
• Go for Edit, and add sum of negative values.
• Go for Affected Accounts, and choose Affected Accounts for Liabilities and Expenses.
• Opt for Not Affect Accounts, then hit on Ok.

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Changes for Employee

• Go to Adjustment for Fragment list, then Opt for Employee.
• Select employees to be modified and go to taxes and liabilities section.
• Opt for payroll item, then enter negative amount.

Procedure to get Overpaid Liability as a Payroll Tax Liability Credit

• Run QuickBooks, then Expenses tab.
• Opt for the necessary account and enter the Amount form with the negative amount to be credited.
• Add reasons for adjusting the Memo section.
• Choose Recalculate and then swap out the check amount for the credit amount.
• Make same advances if there is any credit left.

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