what does this mean when my profit and loss report shows a Payroll expense as Taxes (deleted)?

Thanks for reaching out, caatylertx.

An account labeled as deleted in your Profit and Loss report in QuickBooks Online indicates that a payroll tax account has been removed or made inactive in your Chart of Accounts.

To resolve this issue, we can review your Chart of Accounts to see if the account was mistakenly deleted. If so, we can restore it by following the steps below:

1. From the Cog Wheel, select Chart of Accounts.
2. Click the small Gear icon at the top right of the list view.
3. Check the Include inactive box to display inactive accounts.
4. From the search bar, enter the name of the account (Payroll expense as Taxes) with a "deleted" status.
5. Locate the deleted account and click Make active.
   
   

Ensure also that all payroll tax accounts are correctly assigned to active accounts. If you’re using an external payroll provider, double-check the payroll account mapping to ensure it matches the active accounts in QuickBooks Online.

Once you’ve restored the deleted account, the "Taxes (deleted)" label should disappear from your Profit and Loss report, and your payroll expense reporting will reflect correctly. Please see the image below for your reference. 

If you have more questions or concerns, make sure to leave a reply below. We'd be glad to provide further assistance.