Setting Up Payroll Taxes
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Go to Payroll Taxes.
On the navigation bar, click Taxes then Payroll Tax. After reading the Quick Tips, click Continue.
Enter any additional employee details.
If needed, enter additional details about your employees.
Answer a few questions about your business.
Workers’ compensation insurance provides benefits to injured workers as required by state law. If you don’t this, choose No, and we can help you.
Enter the federal tax details.
If you don’t have these identification numbers yet, you can click the blue links to find out how to get them.
Enter the state tax details.
If you don’t have these identification numbers yet, you can click the blue links to find out how to get them.
Choose how you want to file taxes.
Select either e-file or manually. If you choose e-file, fill in your bank information.
Enter principal officer information.
The principal officer is the main contact for the company bank account.
Answer identity questions.
To ensure the individual signed in to the account is the principal officer, QuickBooks Payroll asks some security questions to confirm the principal officer’s identity.
E-sign the tax
Check the box to e-sign all your tax forms at once. You can also click the links to view the forms QuickBooks Payroll will send to the different tax agencies.
