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How to determied payroll taxes: are the sum of all IRS form of 941 & 940 & EDD for state taxed that report each quarter?

how to determied "payroll taxes": are the sum of all IRS form of 941 & 940 & EDD for state taxed that report each quarter?

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Rachel_W
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How to determied payroll taxes: are the sum of all IRS form of 941 & 940 & EDD for state taxed that report each quarter?

To find the correct numbers from your Payroll Returns to determine payroll taxes paid, please use these figures: 

  • Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return: Line 12 (Total FUTA tax after adjustments)
  • Form 941: Add boxes 5a and 5c, then divide by 2 to calculate employer's match for Social security and Medicare taxes. 
  • Your State most likely has an Unemployment Tax as well which requires you to file a return, so be sure to include that figure.
  • You do not claim any taxes withheld from your Employee's pay as a payroll expense.  This is because you have already claimed their "gross pay" as a deduction under Wages.

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Rachel_W
Expert Alumni

How to determied payroll taxes: are the sum of all IRS form of 941 & 940 & EDD for state taxed that report each quarter?

To find the correct numbers from your Payroll Returns to determine payroll taxes paid, please use these figures: 

  • Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return: Line 12 (Total FUTA tax after adjustments)
  • Form 941: Add boxes 5a and 5c, then divide by 2 to calculate employer's match for Social security and Medicare taxes. 
  • Your State most likely has an Unemployment Tax as well which requires you to file a return, so be sure to include that figure.
  • You do not claim any taxes withheld from your Employee's pay as a payroll expense.  This is because you have already claimed their "gross pay" as a deduction under Wages.
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