Hello again, @sognvalleyfarm.
I’d be glad to clarify why QuickBooks is prompting you to finish the payroll setup for Oregon and Missouri.
When setting up payroll, you’ll have to enter the necessary details including the work location and employees’ addresses.
QuickBooks generates the forms and taxes to set up based on the employees’ residence and work locations. Oregon and Missouri appeared in the Payroll Tax Setup because the employees were initially set up under these states.
We want you to stay compliant with your tax regulations, which is why the software will require and prompt you to enter the information for each state. Even if the business and employees are in different states, some agencies have reciprocity agreements and may require employers to file and pay taxes for each one.
Since there isn’t a way to delete the incorrect states, you’ll have to complete the payroll setup. Just make sure to enter 0 for the rates and dummy account numbers
We take into consideration our customers ideas when improving QuickBooks features. If you’d like to have the option to bypass the setup, I suggest sending feedback regarding this directly to our Product Development Team for consideration in future updates.
To submit, go to the Gear icon in the upper right and selecting Feedback. I will also send this on your behalf, that way they’ll receive multiple suggestions of how beneficial this feature would be.
Since you’ll be processing W-2s, I’m adding an article will help you seamlessly file them: Process and file W-2 forms.
If there's anything else I can help you accomplish, or if you have more questions about the product. I'll be happy to assist you further. Have a great rest of your day.
