Payroll posted to the suspense account or wrong account in General Ledger
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Verify if an original account exists

Before running Payroll reports, determine if a transaction record has an original account.

  1. In General Ledger go to Inquiry, select Entries.
  2. Select Current and then click OK.
  3. Click Conditions.
  4. In the Field section, select Account.
  5. In the Operator section, select Equal to.
  6. In the Value section, type your suspense account number.
  7. Click OK twice.
  8. Click Select, select Add column after this column, and then click OK.
  9. Select Original Account and then click OK.
  10. Click Print to print the inquiry.
  11. Click Close.

Reports to track entries

There are several reports you can use in Payroll to track the source of GL account entries. These reports are in Payroll, Reports, Reconciliation.

For debit entries in General Ledger

  • Burden by Debit Account
  • Labor Costs by Account and Job
    Note: Remove the Job NE "" (Job Not equal to (blank) condition to see all labor costs by account

For credit entries in General Ledger

  • Deductions by Credit Account
  • Fringes by Credit Account
  • Taxes by Credit Account
  • The Time sheet Report (Reports, Pay Period Processing) conditioned on the Expense account
    Note: If you use Generate Accruals in Payroll, you can condition this report by batch or accounting date

Correct the entries

After determining the source of the entry from the reports above, see the articles below.

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