The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), with state unemployment systems, provides for payments of unemployment compensation to workers who have lost their jobs. Most employers pay both a Federal and a state unemployment tax.

If "FUTA" or "payroll tax" is missing from the Payroll Tax Report, it's most likely due to the 'Use this formula as a filter on the payroll tax report' box in Sage-Maintained Payroll Tax Formulas not being selected. Here's how to fix this:

1. Go to File, Payroll Formulas, Sage-Maintained.
2. Choose the formula that is missing from the report.
3. Check the box to 'Use this formula as a filter on the payroll tax report'.
4. Save formula and close the formula box.
5. Verify the tax shows on the report now.

Note: Check Installed Tax Service under Help, About Sage 50 Accounting to ensure that the 20170102 tax service is installed. If not, go to Services, Check for Updates, Check Now to download and install the 20170102 tax update.