Exporting a General Ledger
About
The General Ledger Report provides a general ledger listing of the financial entries for a chosen run or period. You have the option to select a file format to export the report from the payroll. The file can then be imported to the company’s accounting software package.
Edition
This feature is available on all PaySpace editions.
Navigation Path
Navigate > Reports > Reports > Category Heading: Costing > General Ledger Report
Overview
An extract of the General Ledger Report Parameters Screen:
The parameters when generating a report can be explored in the Report Parameters Article. The extra report parameters are as follows:
Note! The General Ledger Report for Xero, Script and Quickbooks can be exported from the General Ledger Screen.
Navigate > Reports > General Ledger
An extract of the General Ledger Screen.
Important Comment
The Exception Report
Once the General Ledger Report has been generated, you have the option to execute an Exception Report by selecting it from the Report Parameters. The Exception Report compares payslips totals to general ledger totals and display differences. The differences will display per employee with headings for Employee Code, GL Name, Component, Payslip MTD Total, GL Debit Amount, GL Credit Amount and Difference.
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