Remit a Payment to a Remittance Vendor

Set up a remittance vendor.

To enter a payment made to a remittance vendor:

  1. Open the Payments window for remittance payments.
    1. In the Home window, click Vendors & Purchases on the navigation pane.
    2. In the Tasks pane, right-click the Payments icon and select Pay Remittances from the menu.
  2. In the By field, select the method of payment.
  3. Provide the payment details:
    4. Payment Details

    In this box:

    Enter the following information:

    From

    If you are paying by cash, cheque, or direct deposit, select the bank account from which the money will be taken.

    Cheque Number

    If you are paying by cheque, type your cheque number.

    Direct Deposit No.

    If you are paying by direct deposit, type a payment reference number for this direct deposit transaction. This number will also be used to identify this transaction when you upload the direct deposit file to your direct deposit service provider.

    Pay To the Order of

    Select the remittance vendor you are paying.

    Date

    Enter your payment date. This date is printed on the cheque and is also recorded as the transaction date.

    Remitting Frequency

    The remitting frequency is how often you are planning to remit a payment to the selected remittance vendor. The remitting frequency that you have set up in the company settings for this remittance vendor is displayed.

    Change the frequency if needed. If this is a one-time payment, select One-Time Payment or None.

    End of Remitting Period

    The remittance amounts you owe the remittance vendor are calculated and displayed as of this date. If you had set up your remittance vendor in the company settings, the period end date is automatically calculated and displayed here. Without a set up, the session date is displayed instead.

    Change the date to the end date for the remittance reporting period if needed.

    Payment Adjustment

    Enter an adjustment, if:

    You need to record a penalty or interest charge (for example, a penalty charged for late payment) that you want to remit with the current payment, or if you are correcting a previous remittance payment cheque.

    Each adjustment amount must be linked to a payment adjustment account.

    Payment Amount

    Enter the amount you want to pay toward the selected invoice, or click in the column to enter the full amount.

    Reference Number

    Use the reference number field to record the remittance period for this transaction.

    Comment

    Use the comment field to record the payee's account number.

  4. (Optional) If you want to review the transactions for the remittance reporting period, on the Report menu choose Display Remittance Report.
  5. To preview the transaction, on the Report menu, choose Display Payment Transaction Details.
  6. If you are paying by cheque, choose Print from the File menu or toolbar.
  7. Click Process.