Accrual Accounts

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Accrual Accounts

Accrual Accounts are where the company's Expense Accounts are defined and are only used if the corresponding compute accrual option is checked on the Company Maintenance > Basic Options > G/L tab.  It is recommended that the accrual accounts be setup for the whole range of Payroll Accounts and not individual setup for each account.

 

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Earning’s Expense Accounts

Enter the range of expense accounts for earnings.

 

Use the following G/L Expense Accounts

Federal & State Unemployment, Worker’s Comp & FICA

Sub Option:

N = No Sub-Account

E = Sub-Account is Employee #

D = Sub-Account is Department #

A = Reallocate expense using this account

Account # - enter account number to post expense. Sub-Table attached to the Account should match the Sub-Table used under Sub Options (None/Employee/Department)

CGL Accrual

Rarely Used,  for companies who have CGL insurance based on the Payroll dollars, accrues the Liability just like Workers comp.

Optional Company Costs

Coded with Expense Sub Option – used for detail codes you have setup to record company costs.  The associated company cost setup must use the “U,V,W or X”.

 

 

 

Liability Accounts are defined:

Federal Unemployment:                Company Maintenance > Basic Options > Taxes tab

State Unemployment:                Company Maintenance > Basic Options > States tab (by state)

Workers Compensation:                Company Maintenance > Basic Options > States tab

Social Security/ Medicare                Company Maintenance > Basic Options > Taxes tab