Benefit GL Expense Distribution Setup
Review Master Distribution List
This will list every general ledger wage account currently setup to distribute the Employer expense.
NAVIGATION: LISTS menu > Master Distribution List
- Preview or print the report (see Report Preview, Print and Save Options)
- If this report is blank you may not be using this option.
- Review this list to determine Wage accounts that need Health Insurance GL Distribution setup.
Add GL Account Distribution
General Ledger Wage Accounts that need distributed are setup here.
NAVIGATION: MAINTAIN menu > Distribution Master
- If the Associated Benefit Expense should go to the general ledger account entered in the Deduction Benefit Master>>Employer Segment; Account to Debit, then the Wage account does not need setup here.
- If the Benefit Expense associated with a Wage account should be recorded in an account other than the account in the Deduction/Benefit Master, then setup the distribution account information here.
- Select the Company/Fund ID
- This is the company you log into for General Ledger reporting
- Select the G/L Wage Account and press the Tab or Enter key. The grid will fill with any previously entered data.
- You may press the Import Expense Codes button to import all Benefit codes not already setup on this wage account. Press the OK button to import. After importing enter or select the correct G/L Account to Debit for each code.
- You may add a code directly to the grid.
- Using your mouse, left click on the first blank row under Deduction Code; enter the code or left click on the column header Deduction Code>> to open the browser and select the code.
- Enter or select the correct G/L Account to Debit for the code.
- The remaining fields may be left blank.
- Click SAVE.
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