Directors Salary / Remuneration
THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF PAYMENTS TO DIRECTORS ARE THE PAYMENTS OF DIRECTORS REMUNERATION, I.E. DIRECTORS SALARY.
TO RECORD DIRECTORS' SALARY PAYMENTS:
BANK > PAYMENTS
Payments from
Select the bank account from the drop down list from which the payment was made (bottom right hand corner of entry screen). It is important that you ensure you are working from the correct bank account at the start.
Reference
This is the cheque number or the bank statement reference in the case of Direct Debits/Standing Orders
Date
Date as written on the actual cheque or in the case of Direct Debits/ Standing Orders the date of transaction per the bank statement
Supplier/Payee
Select a Payee from the existing list (F2) or type the first letter of the Payee name, use arrow down key to scroll through the existing Payee names.
To setup a new Payee simply type the new Payee name. The program will recognise the new name does not already exist and prompt you to specify if it is a new “Supplier” or “Other”, select “Other” to add the new name to the Payee list.
In this case it would be advisable to set up the Directors Name as the Payee.
Nominal Account
Select the Nominal Accounts "DIRECTORS REMUNERATION"
Amount
Enter the amount per the cheque or per bank statement in the case of Direct Debits/ Standing Orders paid to the Director.