Yes. QuickBooks Desktop won’t deduct taxes on a state withholding if the employees’ gross pay is too small. You may want to make sure that the tax table is updated. You can follow the steps on this article to update the tax table: http://payroll.intuit.com/support/kb/1001166.html.

Resolution for '3 dependents issue: 'Is there a reason one of our employees has had 0 CA state tax withholding deducted from her paycheck? Head of Household with 3 dependents.' available: Yes.

The 3 dependents issue or error code is a known issue in Quickbooks Online (QBO) and/or Quickbooks. Support for this issue is available either by self-service or paid support options. Experts are available to resolve your Quickbooks issue to ensure minimal downtime and continue running your business. First try to resolve the 3 dependents issue yourself by looking for a resolution described in the article. If it is a complex 3 dependents issue or you are unable to solve the issue, you may contact us by clicking here or by using other 3 dependents support options.

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