How to reflect the partial payment of Payroll tax payment in Payroll tax module?

Hello JCI,

Recording your QuickBooks Online Payroll tax payments accurately, is essential in keeping your books balanced.  I would be happy to show you how to record a partial payment!

Follow these steps;

1. Select Payroll from the left menu, then Payroll tax 

2. Open the Payments tab

3. Scroll down and click on Record tax payments (prior tax history)

4. Select Add payment

5. Enter the Period start, Period end, and Payment date

6. Subtract the amount of the partial payment from the total payment owing, and record the difference

7. Review the Total amount

8. Hit Record payment

9. Return to the Payroll tax centre and select Pay taxes.  You will see the partial payment as the amount owing.

10. Hit Record payment

11. Navigate back to the Payroll tax centre and open Payment history

12. Select the historical payment you just recorded, to expand the view

13. Hit Delete 

When you return to Pay taxes, you'll see the remaining amount of the payment to be made. 

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