The net wages soft match works using an algorithm with exact match logic
the primary check is for the Bank Date and the amount, the bank date and the Total pay in the payroll should match with that of the bank date and the bank amount in the net wages account.
In order of it to match it also has to have one of the following
The Employee number in the bank transaction matches that in the net wages account
If the employee number is not available, then it shall check for the contractor name as exact match both First Name and Last Name (e.g. K McKenzie will not match but Katie McKenzie will)
Below are some scenarios which may help your understanding:
if the date matches, the amount matches, there is no employee number, and the full name isn’t used in the description, it will not match
If the date and amount match, the employee number matches, and the name is shortened, it will match as the Employee number is first in the checks ahead of the name.
If the date and amount match and there is no Employee Number but the name appears in full, the line items will soft match.