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# How do I record a contribution towards pension of my staff in Zoho Books?

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You need to record Pension contribution as an expense to your company. For that you need create an expense account and a liability account to track the pension payable.

Create an expense with the newly created Expense account and pay for it through the newly created Liability account. Then, while actually paying the Pension amount, select the Liability account from the **Expense Account** drop-down. Please follow the steps below to do the same.

*   Go to **Accountant -> Chart of Accounts**.
*   Click **New Account**. Enter **“Pension”** as the **Account Name** and choose **Expense** under **Expense** section as the **Account Type**. Click on the **Save** button.
*   Click on **New Account**. Enter **“Pension Liability”** as the **Account Name** and choose the **Account Type** as **Other Current Liability** under **Liability** section. Click on the **Save** button.
*   Next, navigate to **Purchases -> Expenses**.
*   Record the salary excluding pension as a separate expense.
*   Create another expense with **Pension** as the **Expense Account** and **Pension Liability** as **Paid Through**.
*   While paying the Pension amount, you can create an expense with **Pension Liability** as **Expense Account** and either **Bank** or **Cash** as the **Paid Through** account.