Creating creditor balance for payroll

[PinnacleBK]

Hi

I need to be reflect my clients upcoming PAYE bill as an outstanding purchase but I can’t create a supplier account which links to any of the wage accounts. Is this possible?

Thanks

[QFMathew]

Hi @PinnacleBK

Generally this wouldn’t be recorded as a purchase, which is why the nominal code isn’t available. Something like this would normally come as part of a payroll journal. I’ve included a link to our knowledge base guide which should hopefully help:

Recording payroll

Introduction A common query that comes up on our forums are in regards to recording payroll. How you record it does depend on your setup, but we'll look at both options below. The 2 ways that payroll can be handled within QuickFile are: With a payroll journal Without a payroll journal 1. With a payroll journal The advantage of a payroll journal is that it allows you to record it prior to paying your employees, and it would show as a Liability on your balance sheet report. If you run your o…