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RumseyJ's avatar
2 months ago

PAYG query

Afternoon,

HR did a payroll which didn't include PAYG in error.  We asked for the overpayment of PAYG $ to be paid back from employee, which they did.  Does anyone know where this is then allocated to on the dashboard?

If I allocate it to the PAYG tax withholding - it doesn't come up in the reconciliation, and my reconciliation is out at the moment for the PAYG $ amount which was refunded by the employee.

 

I know the amount was paid back over a financial year so that is another issue but just wondering where to allocate this payback of PAYG from the employee so it "balances" the accounts and is reflective of the pay run that was done to correct the missing PAYG that should have been taken out of the employees pay.  Any help would be appreciated.  The payment back to us is sitting unallocated on our dashboard at the moment.

Thanks in advance.  Questions welcome if I didn't explain it properly.

  • Genreve_S's avatar
    Genreve_S
    MYOB Moderator

    Hi RumseyJ,

     

    The best way to handle an overpayment for an employee is to make adjustments in the next pay cycle. Another option is to create a one-off pay run to account for the corrections. You can read through this link to learn more about the process.

     

    Regards,
    Genreve

    • RumseyJ's avatar
      RumseyJ

      Thank you for taking the time to respond to my query Genreve_S .  Appreciate it.

      Unfortunately I have taken on this role from someone else and it was back at the end of last financial year and only seeing the discrepancy now so no way of making a quick adjustment in the next pay cycle.  

      As it goes over financial years (mistake made in 23,  over payment back from employee made in 24) could a general journal around payroll fix this perhaps so the reconciliation is correct as at 30 June.

      • Earl_HD's avatar
        Earl_HD
        MYOB Moderator

        Hi RumseyJ,

        Given that the payroll discrepancy spans across financial years, a general journal entry can indeed help correct the reconciliation. You can create a General Journal Entry, which will help you adjust the accounts to reflect the correct PAYG withholding amounts.

        Regards,
        Earl