{"id":"acct-gl-payroll-register-tie-out","audience":"accounting","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"verification","level":"intermediate","title":"Tie a payroll register to the GL and note the reclass","free":false,"task":"You're tying October's payroll register to the general ledger. Write a prompt for plain text with lines starting \"Register gross:\", \"GL wages:\", \"GL bonus:\", \"Reclass add-back:\", \"Difference:\" and \"Question:\". The add-back is the amount reclassed out of wages to another account. Show the math on Difference. The Question line asks one question for payroll about the reclass and doesn't explain it. Under 80 words. No bullets or numbering.","materialLabel":"Register and GL balances (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"PAYROLL TIE-OUT - October 2026, Honeybrook Garden Supply\n\nPayroll register total gross pay (all pay dates in October): $48,250\n\nGeneral ledger balances, October activity:\n6000 Wages Expense: $47,450\n6005 Bonus Expense: $300\n6010 Employer Payroll Tax Expense: $3,691 (not part of gross pay)\n6200 Contractor Expense: includes $500 from JE-2041\n\nJE-2041 (Oct 31): Dr 6200 Contractor Expense $500 / Cr 6000 Wages Expense $500. Description: \"reclass\". No support attached.\n\nNote: gross pay in the register includes the bonus. The register is the source of truth for what was paid. The preparer guesses the reclass was for a part-time worker paid as a contractor, but nothing in the file says so.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the six lines","patterns":["register gross","gl wages","gl bonus","reclass add-back","difference","question"]},{"label":"Excludes employer tax","patterns":["employer payroll tax","leave out"]},{"label":"Shows the difference math","patterns":["register minus","math"]},{"label":"Asks one question","patterns":["one question","je-2041"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","plain"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Including employer tax","why":"The AI adds the $3,691 of employer tax and reports a mismatch.","fix":"Add: \"Leave out employer payroll tax; it is not gross pay.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Ignoring the reclass","why":"The AI reports a $500 difference without the add-back.","fix":"Add: \"Reclass add-back: the amount JE-2041 moved out of wages.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Explaining the reclass","why":"The AI states the reclass was for a contractor.","fix":"Add: \"Question: ask about the reclass; don't explain it or repeat the guess.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Markdown extras","why":"The AI adds bold labels, headings and a closing note.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold. Output only the lines asked for.\"","checks":["plainText","maxBullets"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits.","fix":"Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each line short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"A tie-out needs the right balances and an add-back, and a question instead of a guess. Name each line.","rubricLabels":["Register gross is $48,250, GL wages $47,450 and GL bonus $300, with Reclass add-back of $500 (JE-2041 moved wages to 6200)","Difference line shows $48,250 - ($47,450 + $300 + $500) = $0","Question line asks payroll one question about JE-2041 such as what the $500 reclass was for and what support exists, without stating the part-time worker guess as fact"]}