Keeping track of how much tax you owe

QuickBooks provides three ways to find out how much tax liability you are accruing: the sales tax liability report, the Sales Tax Payable register, and the Pay Sales Tax window.

Use this method... When you want to
Sales tax liability report See a summary of how much you have billed (or collected) on behalf of each sales tax agency.
Sales Tax Payable register Scan the tax-related transactions QuickBooks has recorded in your Sales Tax Payable register.
Pay Sales Tax window See how much you owe each tax agency. Pay the sales tax your business owes.