accounting general ledger

SUZZIE · #1 Jul 11, 2007, 09:29 AM

my employee has his pay check garnished for child support and i pay the bill for him to the child support unit.
what do i put the garnishment under and the payment under so it comes out in my general ledger. do i use expense, income, lialibity ect....?

SUZZIE · Jul 12, 2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SUZZIE

my employee has his pay check garnished for child support and i pay the bill for him to the child support unit.
what do i put the garnishment under and the payment under so it comes out in my general ledger. do i use expense, income, lialibity ect....?

please more people put in your expertise. i am using quick books 2007

bhet · Jul 12, 2007, 07:15 PM

i dont really understand youre situation, make it clearer. so that i can help you about that.

SUZZIE · Jul 13, 2007, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bhet

i dont really understand youre situation, make it clearer. so that i can help you about that.

i am new to accounting and i dont now how to put the garnishment in to my system to make it balance. the employee has the money taken from his pay every week. it stays in the business checking account. and then the business pays the money for him.

chart of accounts: when he has it removed is it an asset, lilability, expense, income ect....

and when the business pays it it is accounts payable?

bhet · Jul 13, 2007, 06:43 PM

the debit should be a expense account. (any appropriate account)
the credit woulod be cash



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