If the government has ordered a garnishment of wages for a supplier, how do I set it up so the supplier is paid as well as the government?

Hi joey3,

I appreciate you reaching out about this. I'd be happy to steer you in the right direction. 

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@joey3 

Create a liability account called something like due to the gov't

When you pay the supplier, list the full amount of pay due for whatever they provide using the correct expense account

on the next line, select the due to the gov't account and enter the amount of garnishment as a negative number

later when you pay the gov't, use that due to the gov't account as the expense (reason) for the payment