Correcting a Debit Balance in Vacation Payable Account

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Hello,

I am working on the year end and have found a debit balance in my Vacation Payable account that has been carried over for several years on the Balance Sheet.  I know this should be a zero balance but I'm not sure how to correct this.  Could someone please help me with the adjustment entry?

Thank you!

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    Hi Hopeful,

    You may want to double confirm where this debit balance (negative) of Vacation Payable comes from by going to  each employee record, Income tab and check vacation owed.  It can be from 1 employee or more than 1 employee.

    After you figure out which employee has the negative vacation amount, you can do an adjustment paycheque by selecting this employee and zero out everything first.  Next, make the paycheque "Enter Taxes Manually".  Then, go to Vacation tab, key in an amount to make Vacation Owed zero.  The entry will credit Vacation Payable and debit Wage Expenses.

    Hope this helps.  

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    Hi Hopeful,

    You may want to double confirm where this debit balance (negative) of Vacation Payable comes from by going to  each employee record, Income tab and check vacation owed.  It can be from 1 employee or more than 1 employee.

    After you figure out which employee has the negative vacation amount, you can do an adjustment paycheque by selecting this employee and zero out everything first.  Next, make the paycheque "Enter Taxes Manually".  Then, go to Vacation tab, key in an amount to make Vacation Owed zero.  The entry will credit Vacation Payable and debit Wage Expenses.

    Hope this helps.  

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