## Zoho Payroll Documentation Index

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# Payroll Journal Summary

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The **Payroll Journal Summary** report shows the accounting entries created when you process and pay payroll. Entries are grouped by event (for example **PAYROLL JOURNAL** and **WAGE PAYMENT**) with debit and credit amounts for each account.

![Payroll Journal category with Payroll Journal Summary](/payroll/help/uk/reports/payroll-journal-summary/category.png) ![Payroll Journal Summary with PAYROLL JOURNAL and WAGE PAYMENT entries](/payroll/help/uk/reports/payroll-journal-summary/payroll-journal-summary.png)

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## View the Payroll Journal Summary

1.  Go to **Reports** on the left sidebar.
2.  Under **Payroll Journal**, open **Payroll Journal Summary**.
3.  Set the **Date Range**, then click **Run Report**. Use the filter, schedule, and export options described below.

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## What the report shows

Each journal block lists:

**Column**

**Description**

**Account Name**

The ledger account affected by the payroll posting (for example Salaries and Employee Wages, Payroll Tax Payable, Statutory Deductions Payable, Deductions Payable, Net Salary Payable, or your Zoho Payroll bank account).

**Debit**

Debit amount for that account.

**Credit**

Credit amount for that account.

Typical blocks include:

*   **PAYROLL JOURNAL** — records payroll expense and liabilities (such as tax, statutory deductions, other deductions, and net salary payable). Debits and credits balance for the period.
*   **WAGE PAYMENT** — records payment of net salary against your bank account. Debits and credits balance for the payment.

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## Filter, schedule, and export

After you open this report, you can refine the period, narrow results, schedule report emails, or download the data. For a list of all the reports, see [Reports Centre](/uk/payroll/help/employer/reports/).

### Date range and more filters

1.  Choose a **Date Range** preset (for example This Year, This Month, or Previous Month), or select **Custom** and pick start and end dates.
2.  Optional: click **\+ More Filters** if the report offers extra fields for this view.
3.  Click **Run Report** to refresh the results.

![Date Range presets on a report](/payroll/help/uk/reports/common/date-range-presets.png) ![Custom date range on a report](/payroll/help/uk/reports/common/custom-date-range.png) ![More Filters on a report](/payroll/help/uk/reports/common/more-filters.png)

### Schedule the report

1.  Open the schedule option on the report.
2.  Choose how often to send it (**Weekly**, **Monthly**, **Quarterly**, or **Yearly**).
3.  Add recipients and the file format (PDF, XLS, XLSX, or CSV where available).
4.  Save the schedule.

![Schedule Report for Payroll Journal Summary](/payroll/help/uk/reports/payroll-journal-summary/schedule-report.png)

### Export the report

1.  Click **Export as**.
2.  Choose **PDF**, **CSV** (where available), **XLS**, **XLSX**, or **Zoho Sheet**.
3.  Optional: select **Protect this file with a password** and enter a password of at least 6 characters.
4.  Click **Export**.

![Export as options for Payroll Journal Summary](/payroll/help/uk/reports/payroll-journal-summary/export-as.png) ![Export report as CSV](/payroll/help/uk/reports/common/export-csv.png) ![Export report as XLSX with password option](/payroll/help/uk/reports/common/export-xlsx.png)