Hi there, @chris6.

Thanks for getting back to us. Allow me to chime in for a moment and help make sure that you can apply payroll liability overpayment as a credit in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).

As mentioned by my colleague @HoneyLynn_G, you need to enter/select a payroll tax account where you want to apply the credit instead of the payroll items. Once applied and you have a credit balance remaining, you can add it to the next period.

For your reference, you can also check out this article for further guidance: Apply your payroll liability overpayment as a credit.

That should answer your concern for today. Please let me know in the comment section if you have any follow-up questions. Take care and have a good one.