QuickBooks 2021 For Dummies

Chapter 11

Payroll

IN THIS CHAPTER

Requesting an employer ID number

Obtaining withholding information

Computing an employee’s gross wages, payroll deductions, and net wages

Recording a payroll check in QuickBooks

Making federal tax deposits

Preparing quarterly and annual payroll tax returns

Producing annual wage statements, such as W-2s

Handling state payroll taxes

Payroll is one of the major headaches of running a small business. When I think of all the time that I’ve seen clients waste figuring out withholding amounts, writing checks, and trying to fill out comically confusing payroll tax returns, it makes me want to scream. Fortunately, QuickBooks helps. And in a big way. In this ...