The state publications required for your state.You can find the Circular E on the IRS website or at your local federal offices. A Circular E publication for federal income tax withholding amounts.OK, now that we’ve got the legal stuff out of the way, here’s what you need to get started: If you are in any doubt about what to do, please consult an accountant or payroll expert. Intuit does not warrant the results of this article as these steps are intended only as a guideline. It’s up to you to make necessary changes that meet state and federal filing and payment requirements. So before we get started, here’s the part that the lawyers make me say: These steps are intended only as a guideline and some parts may not be necessary nor suit your purposes. It’s not pretty, but you can use QuickBooks to track employer expenses and liability payments and to generate reports that tell you what your payroll tax liability payments should be. But there’s still a way you can track payroll expenses and liabilities and generate paychecks for your employees on your own in QuickBooks. For some of you out there, you might be bummed that QuickBooks for Mac (2012 and earlier) doesn’t offer a manual method to process payroll.