Overpayment of source deduction

I received a cheque from the MRQ for a reimbursement of $236.04 regarding deductions at source (Taxes, RRQ, FSS, RQAP) for the 2018 tax year. I guess I overpaid them. My fiscal year is June 1st to May 31st.

How do I enter this in Simply Accounting?  What entry do I make?

Do I need to create a specific account to record this overpayment?

Should it be a general entry like this one below?

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    HI 

    I would check article 10754 see if it helps

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    Hi, check your GL's for CPP, EI and Tax.  It should show an amount in these accounts that should match what they refunded you.  Have these accounts been balanced as you do your payroll each month and submission to MRQ?

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    I have a similar problem; The FSSQ  (QHSF) rate changed and I only noticed it after making a couple of paychecks. Because of this difference, I overpaid and received a check from the government. Since my books balance, due to the error, I'm not sure where to put the credit.  I don't think it should go in any of the source deduction accounts.

    Also, on the same wave length; does anyone have an idea of why my amount payable, again FSSQ, changed from 23.68 (dec 31st) to 21.65$ on January 1st? Because of this, my payment no longer balances. As you can see, I'm quite behind in my accounting...lol!