Skip to main content
Share / Export

HQ Liability Types

HQ Liability Types defines the type codes and descriptions for payroll liabilities—such as taxes, benefits, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation—that you assign later on individual PR Deductions/Liabilities.

Before you start​

  • Know which liability types you need (common examples: FUTA/SUTA taxes, workers' compensation, employer-paid benefits, unemployment insurance).
  • Understand that you assign the liability type on each PR Deduction/Liability record, not on this HQ Liability Types form.
  • Confirm that GL expense accounts for liability types are mapped on PR/JC/EM Departments by liability type.

Steps​

  1. Open HQ Liability Types.
  2. Review existing types or create a new type code and description.
  3. Save your types.
  4. Assign the appropriate liability type to each PR Deduction/Liability in PR Deductions/Liabilities setup.

Notes​

  • HQ Liability Types only defines the codes and descriptions; actual assignment happens on PR Deductions/Liabilities.
  • GL expense accounts for liability types are mapped on PR/JC/EM Departments by liability type.
  • JC Liabilities Template can treat each liability type differently when costing to jobs (phase, cost type, calculation method).
  • Do not share liability-type setup between live and test in ways that collide with shared groups.
  • Wrong type assignments misclassify payroll liabilities on the books.

Tips​

  • One-to-one PR liability code to HQ liability type mapping gives the clearest audit trail.