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What Is “Payroll Liabilities Not Showing” in QuickBooks

When you run payroll, QuickBooks tracks what you owe for taxes, deductions, and employer contributions These owed amounts are called payroll liabilities If they are not showing up in the Pay Liabilities tab, or in Payroll Liability Reports, that means QuickBooks is failing to display amounts you still need to pay That can lead to missed payments or penalties Call +1‑800‑223‑1608 to confirm what liabilities are missing and get them appearing again

Reasons Why Liabilities Might Not Appear

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  • Payment schedule not set for liability items If payroll item (taxes, child support, benefits) has no schedule, QuickBooks won’t display it in liabilities list QuickBooks+1

  • Incorrect or inactive liability accounts If the liability account tied to the payroll item is inactive or mis‑mapped, amounts are hidden EBetterBooks+1

  • Old liabilities dropped from display QuickBooks may drop unpaid liabilities older than ~18 months from the Pay Liabilities view but they still exist in reports QuickBooks+1

  • Outdated tax tables or payroll subscription status If tax tables aren’t current, or subscription expired, liabilities might not compute or show correctly QuickBooks+1

  • Wrong date range in view or filter If you’re viewing liabilities for a date range that doesn’t cover when those liabilities accrued, they won’t appear QuickBooks+1

  • Data damage or company file errors Corrupted files or damage can hide payroll liability data QuickBooks+1

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1. Check Liability Item Setup and Payment Schedule

  • Go to Employees > Payroll Center > Pay Liabilities > Change Payment Method

  • Under Benefits & Other Payments, find the specific payroll item (like child support, garnishments, etc), edit it, assign a payment schedule (monthly quarterly etc)

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2. Verify Liability Accounts Are Active and Mapped

  • Go to the Payroll Item List

  • Edit each payroll item (tax, benefit, etc) and ensure their linked liability account in your Chart of Accounts is active and correct

  • If an account is inactive, reactivate it so QuickBooks can show data

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3. Run Payroll Liability Balances Report

  • Go to Reports > Employees & Payroll > Payroll Liability Balances

  • Adjust the report date to cover the time frame when liabilities should have accrued

  • Review totals and check detail for each liability item

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4. Use Custom Liability Payments or Create Liability Payment Manually

  • If liabilities are older or not auto‑scheduled, use Create Custom Liability Payments

  • Go to Employees > Payroll Taxes & Liabilities > Create Custom Payments

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  • Update QuickBooks Desktop to latest version to avoid bugs that prevent liabilities from showing

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6. Run Verify Data / Rebuild Data Utilities

  • Go to File > Utilities > Verify Data to check for data issues

  • If problems are found, run Rebuild Data to repair the file

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7. Restore Older Liabilities or Adjust Prior Payments

  • If liabilities from older periods were posted or paid in error or dropped from view due to age, you might need to adjust or restore them manually

  • Consider deleting incorrect payment entries that might have masked unpaid liabilities

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