A credit from Payroll going to a suspense account in General Ledger (retrieving prefixes and the credit is for a Payroll deduction or fringe)
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Option A: If the check entered for a union employee, follow these steps:

  1. From the Setup menu, select Unions, Locals.
  2. Enter the applicable union and press ENTER.
  3. Click Local. Enter the local and press ENTER.
  4. Click Class. Enter the class and press ENTER.
  5. In the table, scroll to the right and find the Lblty Acc column.
  6. Note the liability account for each fringe or deduction.
  7. Review which action to take as follows:
    • If there is a full account in the Lblty Acc field, this is the liability account used for the credit entry. If there is only a base account in the Lblty Acc field, The base account is combined with the prefix retrieved from the cash account in Cash Management.
    • If there is no account listed in the union class table, continue to Option B.
  8. To close the windows, click Cancel, Close, click Cancel, and click Close.

Option B: The check is for an non-union employee:

  1. From the Setup menu, select Fringes or Deductions.
  2. Find the applicable fringe or deduction and note the Liability account. The account must be one of the following:
    • The full account you would like to be affected in General Ledger.
    • The base account for the account to be affected in General Ledger. The prefix is retrieved from the cash account in Cash Management. (Setup, Bank Accounts, GL Cash Accounts tab)

If there is no account, Payroll uses the default liability account found at File, Company Settings, PR Settings, GL entry settings.

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