This doesn't look like this is Sage 100 from the printouts? Maybe Sage 100 contractor?

In any event, totally an accounting answer, not a product specific answer for you. This assume that the software is not automatically doing an accrual entry for you.

Let's say that you are doing payroll for period ending 1/31, but is being paid on 2/5.

Normally you would run your payroll for 2/5 and it will post on that date. An entry (highly simplified) might be made as follows:

2/5 Wages Expense $500
Checking $(500)

However, you want the expense to be in January, so you make a journal entry to accrue the wages to January.

1/31 Wages Expense $500
Accrued Wages $(500)


Then in February, you reverse the last entry so as not to have a double up of the wage expense.
2/1 Accrued Wages $500
Wages Expense $(500)

If you are using Sage 100, it can be set up to do this automatically for you and make your life simpler (the entries are not exactly the same but have the same effect).

This doesn't look like this is Sage 100 from the printouts? Maybe Sage 100 contractor?

In any event, totally an accounting answer, not a product specific answer for you. This assume that the software is not automatically doing an accrual entry for you.

Let's say that you are doing payroll for period ending 1/31, but is being paid on 2/5.

Normally you would run your payroll for 2/5 and it will post on that date. An entry (highly simplified) might be made as follows:

2/5 Wages Expense $500
Checking $(500)

However, you want the expense to be in January, so you make a journal entry to accrue the wages to January.

1/31 Wages Expense $500
Accrued Wages $(500)


Then in February, you reverse the last entry so as not to have a double up of the wage expense.
2/1 Accrued Wages $500
Wages Expense $(500)

If you are using Sage 100, it can be set up to do this automatically for you and make your life simpler (the entries are not exactly the same but have the same effect).

Sorry, the formatting on the debits and credits above didn't come out right but I think you can figure it out from the positives and negatives.

Thank you Tom always.
I was working on Sage 100 before but now I have Sage 100 Contractor. Can I still set up to do automatically?
Thank you!

Did you have the correct posting period set?

In your example for the 3/3/17 payroll, you need to enter the journal transaction with a date of 2/28/17 and posting period "2". (Assuming your posting periods match up with the calendar month numbers.) Be sure to check the "reverse in next period" box.

This will automatically enter 2 journal entries for you. One entry will be posted to February, and the reversing entry posted to March.

Thank you. I had wrong posting period too.
Thanks again.