Applying a Paycheck to AR Balance

  1. Add a payment at the Payment on Account screen, and enter the amount of the payroll deduction in the Discount Amount field.
  2. Change the Discount G/L Account to the same G/L Account that was used for the Payroll Deduction. If you don't know which general ledger account this is, it can be found at File / Open / Employees / Deductions.
  3. In the grid, enter the amount in the Discount column and click Apply to zero out the Payment column for the invoice(s) you want to pay with the payroll deduction.
  4. Save the payment.

Another option is to set up a new payment method (Accounting / Setup / Pay Methods) pointing to the payroll deduction G/L account, and use that payment method to pay the employee's invoices.