Employees and payroll

I would be delighted to help you to run a payroll report by the state in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), mjonesmjn. 

I know that keeping track of your payroll transaction by the state is essential to you and your business. With that, we can pull up the Payroll Transaction Detail report and sort it out by Name State. Let me guide you with the steps below:

1. Select Reports at the top menu bar.
2. Hit Employees and Payroll.
3. Select Payroll Transaction Detail report.
4. Adjust the date range appropriately.
5. In the Columns dropdown, choose the state.
   
   
6. Click Run report.
7. Then from the Sort by dropdown, select New State.
   
   

Please refer to this article for more details about customizing payroll reports in QBDT: Customize payroll and employee reports.

If you want to export reports to excel in the future, see this article for guidance: Export reports as Excel workbooks in QuickBooks Desktop.

Count me in if you need further assistance in managing payroll reports in QuickBooks. I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Enjoy the rest of the day, and have a prosperous business!