QuickBooks stopped calculating state unemployment insurance (SUI) on paychecks

If payroll has stopped calculating state unemployment insurance (SUI) before the wage base is met, check the rate and rate format in the SUI payroll item rate field.

1. Go to the Lists menu and click Payroll Item List. payroll taxes, payroll taxes, troubleshooting, .

2. Select the state unemployment tax payroll item.

3. Click Payroll Item at the bottom of the list and click Edit Payroll Item.

   

4. Click Next until you see the tax rate screen.

5. Make sure the percentage is entered in the correct format. payroll taxes, payroll taxes, troubleshooting, . If your state issues your rate in a decimal format, you must convert it to a percentage format. payroll taxes, payroll taxes, troubleshooting, . For example, if the tax rate is 3.1%, the number in the field should be 3.1, not 0.031.

6. Click Next until you can click Finish.