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Cassandra Williams
Agricultural businesses often require specialized pay types beyond standard payroll options. Common examples include Commodity/In-Kind Wages and Ag Gross Up, which have unique tax exemption rules not currently supported in QBO.
Why This Matters:
  1. Expand QBO’s usability for agriculture entities
  2. Reduces amendments after automated forms are filed
  3. Improves compliance and accuracy for W-2 reporting
Proposed Enhancements:
  1. Tax Exemption Settings for Pay Types
a. Allow users to select exemptions (FICA, FUTA, SUTA, Federal, State) when creating
pay types.
  1. W-2 Box Mapping
a. Enable users to choose which W-2 boxes wages populate (e.g., Commodity/In-Kind
Wages in Box 1 and Box 14).
This flexibility would be a game changer for agriculture payroll and significantly increase QBO’s reach in this sector. These updates could help any employer though, more customization gives account managers the opportunity to use QBO's product to the fullest.