Please note: I know the journal entry for the tax deduction had the description "debit tax" for the $623.17. The reason for this language is because it would be a debit to the payroll processing service (on the opposite end of the transaction). I should have clarified this in the video.

I demonstrated the payroll entries in QuickBooks Online, but the concepts could be applied to other accounting programs.

0:00 Intro/Background information
1:25 Overview of sample situation used in the video
3:20 Scenario 1 (payroll processing syncs with QuickBooks)
9:00 Scenario 2 (payroll processing doesn't sync with QuickBooks - edit original check)
14:43 Scenario 3 (payroll processing doesn't sync with QuickBooks - use journal entries)
16:18 Outro

Disclaimer: This video is not intended to replace advice from your CPA or tax preparer.