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Change Employer Identification Number (EIN) in the Payroll Item List or Federal Liability Check

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Problem

Within the Payroll Item list, the Account ID column shows the EIN for all tax items. When you change the Employer Identification Number (EIN) in the Company Information window, the EIN shown here is not the same.

 

Assumptions

You must have the correct EIN.

Expected Outcome

You will correct the EIN in the Payroll Item List and Federal Liability Check.

Details

Basic, Standard, and Enhanced Payroll

To resolve this issue:

From the Company menu, select Company Information.

Change the Federal Employer Identification No. to a different number and then click OK.

From the Company menu, select Company Information and change the Federal Employer Identification No. back to the correct number.

Click OK.

From the Lists menu, select Payroll Item List. The Account ID should be correct.

If the previous steps do not resolve the issue, begin the payroll setup:

Choose Company (or File in Simple Start) > Company Information.

Change the Federal Employer Identification No.

Choose Employees > Payroll Setup to run Payroll Setup.

Continue through Step 5 (Payroll History).

Click Finish.

If neither of the previous procedures is successful, try the following steps:

Make a backup of the file

Remove the service key.

For instructions on how to remove a service key, see Edit or remove the payroll service key.

Choose Company > Company Information.

Change the Federal Employer Identification No.

Re-enter the service key into QuickBooks, and restore payroll with the correct Federal Employer Identification No.

Direct Deposit

If you have Direct Deposit service, do not remove the service key. Contact the Direct Deposit team at 800.624.2106 for help with removing and reentering the service key.

Assisted Payroll

If you have Assisted Payroll, contact the Assisted Payroll team at 888.712.9702 for help with correcting this issue.

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