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Pay an existing balance liability
Pay an existing salary, pension or payroll-tax liability without recording expenses again.
This route pays an existing balance liability. Use the ordinary purchase, VAT or current-account route for sources managed there.
Step by step
- 1Open the outgoing bank transaction and choose Pay an existing balance liability under Other processing.
- 2Select the existing liability account and check the bank account, date and amount. For a foreign bank currency, enter the actual equivalent or exchange rate.
- 3Check the balance before and after and confirm the booking preview. No new expenses or VAT are recorded.
What is on the screen?
- Existing liability account
- Actual bank account, payment date and amount
- Optional reference and currency conversion
What happens next?
The payment reduces the selected liability and bank. Edit through the payment source; the same journal identity and compatible bank links are retained. Unlink first when the account or available amount no longer fits, or before deletion.
Common situations
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