Example for Germany: Complete Posting 

The Standard Salary primary wage type (MA10) is posted as an expense. The secondary wage types Bank Transfer (/559), EE Taxes (/260), and EE SI Shares (/261) are posted to payables accounts. Wage types /351, /361, /371, and /381 (ER Shares for Social Insurance) are posted twice, since they represent both an expense and a payable.

Example Posting for Germany

Postings to expense accounts

Postings to payables accounts

Wage type

Amount

Wage type

Amount

MA10 Standard Salary

5,000

/559 Bank Transfer

2,902.21

   

/260 EE Taxes

1,110.29

   

/261 EE SI Shares

987.50

/351 ER HI share

335.00

/351 ER HI share

335.00

/361 ER PI share

465.00

/361 ER PI share

465.00

/371 ER RP share

162.50

/371 ER RP share

162.50

/3Q1 ER NI share

25.00

/3Q1 ER NI share

25.00

 

5,987.50

 

5,987.50

The relevant posting records are as follows:

 

FI accounts in INT account plan

Debit

Credit

 

430000 Salaries

5,000

 
 

440000 Legal social expenses

987.50

 

to

176000 Salaries/wages to be paid

 

2,902.21

to

176100 Employment and church tax

 

1,110.29

to

176200 Social Insurance

 

1,975.00

   

5,987.50

5,987.50