For years I have been entering "pay taxes" in QBO but not using the Intuit autopayment tools. It looks like Intuit has changed "how things work" without any guidance to me. I run the taxes in QBO and pay my taxes manually using the IRS' EFTPS web site. There is always a warning that I have to pay my taxes manually, and I do that, as I have always done. Thank you for the guidance to Click "mark as paid;" however, there is no Mark as paid anywhere. I will delete my previous tax payment, and process "pay taxes" again. There are "record payment" and "done" buttons, both of which I used as I always have. My payment is now in the Tax Payment History, but not in the Checking Register, and I do not have the opportunity to print and file a Form 941. What has Intuit changed? How much does Intuit charge to automate Payroll tax payments? I hate to lose the control over my payments to the IRS, however. I am the responsible person. However, I absolutely depend on QBO to keep my records accurately!
I used the Add Payment tool. and now QBO says I am overpaid. So,....
I deleted all payments and use the ADD External payments to redo my taxes. It worked, but it is really clunky. Here is the method I have always used with QBO:
1. Run payroll taxes, select checking, select record, print out the Tax Worksheet, and click done.
2.Use the worksheet to pay the actual taxes at EFTPS.gov.
3.Make sure ample cash is in our bank checking account and record any transfer into QBO.
4. Check the QBO Checking register to make sure the cash transfer and the taxes are recorded properly.
This month, the process did not work: Taxes are recorded in the Tax Payment History but are not recorded in the Checking Register. Please elevate this problem and get it fixed. Thank you for a system that usually works very well!
