I have reimbursed an employee through payroll for an expenditure they made using personal funds. How do I link the reimbursement to the appropriate expense account?

I'm here to help you with recording your employee's reimbursement and link it to the appropriate account, @accounting519.

You have two options to record the reimbursement and track them to the correct accounts. First, can pay them on the day of the transaction by creating an Expense using a liability account. 

Here's how:

1. Go to the +New icon, then click on Check or Expense under Vendors.
2. Select the Payee drop-down and find the name of your employee.
3. From the Category, select a liability account. If you don't have one yet, you can add an account to your chart of accounts.
4. Enter the amount owed to your employee. (Break down the amount into different line items if your tracking or making it billable for multiple customers.)

The second option is to use a journal entry and pay your employee using a check or expense. For your detailed guide, you can check out this link: Reimburse an employee. From there, you can also get instructions on how to check your employee reimbursements.

On top of this, I recommend consulting your accountant for further assistance. He/she can give you specific instructions and other options on how to keep your books accurate while recording the employee reimbursement.

On the other hand, here's how you can learn more about running or processing payroll for your employees.

Moreover, you can use this article as your reference in paying and filing your state and federal taxes: Pay and file payroll taxes online.

Please keep in touch if you need more help with payroll or employee reimbursement. I'm determined to help. Have a great day!