Generate payroll payment #
- Open the payroll document.
- Click Generate – Payment. There may be multiple Payments generated from one payroll document. The built-in control will make sure that the amount paid will not exceed the Net pay from the Payroll document.
- Select the Payment method.
- The Payment column will be filled automatically with the amount from Net pay column in the payroll document, less any previous payments made for this Payroll document (if there were any).
- To make a partial payment, manually adjust the amounts in the Payment column.
- To make a payment to certain employees only, delete the line items that are not required.
- Click Save.
Accounting #
Payroll payment creates the following transactions in the General Journal:
- Debits: Payroll liability (default account set in Accounting settings)
- Credits: Bank account (set in the Payment document)