@pristine Clean
"example. employee A elects to partake in a benefit that cost $100/mo with employer paying 50%. Each month $50 is deducted from the paycheck and recorded via journey entry from ADP into a liability account. but each month my bank account pays the vendor $100. if I deduct the amount form the liability it now has a negative $50."
In this example, in addition to the $50 employee deduction, you will need to add a $50 debit for the employer's match (expense) along with a $50 credit to the liability account, bringing the liability account to $100. Then, when you pay the $100 from your bank account, it will zero out the liability.
"second benefit is set top the exact same except its 100% employee paid, however I also have said befit so again for example. benefit costs $100. each month $100 is deducted from employee and journal entry is recorded to liability account. however since I also have said benefit (I am owner draw not payroll) each month $200 is deducted from my back account and there again is a discrepancy not the liability amount"
I'm not sure I'm following this. In the first example, there is $100 in the liability account ($50 employee payroll deduction + $50 employer expense match). If you add $100 from an additional employee payroll deduction, you now have $200 in the liability account which will zero out with the $200 payment. Sounds straightforward unless I'm missing something.
