Perform Automatic Deductions

Use this procedure to automatically enter deductions when processing payroll.

Before You Begin

Set up deductions in Employee Maintenance.

To perform automatic deductions

Select Payroll Main menu > Payroll Data Entry.
In the Pay Cycle window, select the Auto Ded check box.

Note The Auto Ded check box also appears on the Payroll Data Entry Header tab, and it can be selected or cleared for individual employees.
Enter the remaining pay cycle information, and the click OK to proceed to Payroll Data Entry.
Enter the employee number.
On the Header tab, select the Auto Ded check box. For more information, see Payroll Data Entry - Fields.
On the Lines tab, click Deductions to display and automatically apply all deductions.

Note If this is a new entry, and you click Accept to complete the entry without clicking Deductions, a message appears asking if you want to take automatic deductions.

Click Yes to display and apply all deductions entered in Employee Maintenance. Click No if you manually entered deductions as line entries.

The deductions are applied.