When you process payroll, tax and other deductions are withheld from employee paycheques. These payroll deductions, along with any employer contributions and expenses are owed to payroll authorities (remittance recipients).
Each payroll authority will advise you of the reporting period for which amounts must be paid, and will advise you of the date and frequency of remittance payments. For example, a tax authority may require that you remit a payment on the 15th day of every month for payroll tax deductions accrued in the prior month. If you've linked the payroll authority to the appropriate payroll payable account, Sage Simply Accounting keeps track of the amount owing so that you can remit a payment.
If you are using pay remittance for the first time and have existing balances that you want to carry into Sage Simply Accounting, you can enter a Balance Forward Date and Balance Forward in the Remittance Settings dialog.
Payroll authorities are the same as vendor records except that they have been designated as payroll authorities and are linked to payroll liability accounts.
Link a payroll authority to a payroll liability account
Unlink a payroll authority from a payroll liability account