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# How do I record my employees’ salaries in Zoho Books?

You can record your employees’ salaries by creating an expense or a manual journal.

## Record Employee Salary as an Expense

*   Go to _Purchases_ on the left sidebar and select **Expenses**.
*   Click **\+ New** in the top right corner of the page.
*   Select the **Expense Account**. For example,say Salaries and Employee Wages.
*   Enter the other necessary details.
*   Click **Save**.

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## Record Employee Salary as a Manual Journal

*   Go to _Accountant_ on the left sidebar and select **Manual Journals**.
*   Click **\+ New Journal** in the top right corner of the page.
*   Fill in the required details.
*   Debit the expense account (Salaries and Employee Wages in this case) and credit the bank account from which salary is paid.
*   If the employee’s salary contains components such as TDS, EPF, and ESI,you have to create individual accounts (in Chart of Accounts) for each component with account type as _Other Current Liability_.
*   Click **Save and Publish**.

**Insight:** If you are looking for full-fledged software to maintain your employees’ salaries and wages, you can use [Zoho Payroll](https://www.zoho.com/in/payroll/).

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