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abbadab
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Recurring Journal entry for Payroll

I have a recurring Journal entry for payroll that I use weekly to break out the labor cost per department.  it has just come to my attention that Journal is off by 45.00 There is no reason that it should be the numbers are all generated by our payroll company I have double checked that they were entered correctly and they are.  however there is a difference of 45.00 between debits and credits. with out any obvious reason.

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ChristieAnn
QuickBooks Team

Recurring Journal entry for Payroll

Thank you for visiting the QuickBooks Community,  abbadab. I'll be sharing steps to ensure you can fix the difference of 45.00 between debits and credits in your Journal Entry in QuickBooks Online.

 

Since you've confirmed that the transactions were entered correctly in QBO, I suggest reversing the journal entry. Please know that it doesn't delete the original journal entry, this simply reverses the debits and credits to fix the unusual difference. Before doing so, I suggest consulting an accountant to ensure your records are in shipshape. They can provide suggestions on how to properly handle the JE, especially with the difference between debits and credits.

 

Here's how to 

 

  1. Select the Gear icon and choose Chart of accounts.
  2. Find the account you created the journal entry for. Then, select View register.
  3. Find the journal entry in the account register. The word "Journal" should be in the Ref No. or Type column.
  4. Choose the journal entry to expand the view. Then, select Edit.
  5. Select Reverse and click Save when you're done.

 

You can open this article to see extra details on how the reversing JE works in QBO: Reverse or delete a journal entry in QuickBooks Online.

 

Lastly, you may refer to this article to see steps on how you can run different payroll reports in QuickBooks that you can use to view useful information about your business and employees: Run payroll reports in QuickBooks Online Payroll.

 

Don't hesitate to click the Reply button below if you still have concerns about handling JE in QBO. I'm always here to help, abbadab. Have a good day!

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