Voluntary Deduction Maintenance

Voluntary Deduction Maintenance - Fields

Ded. Code

Enter a deduction code representing the deduction type you want to add or maintain, or click the Lookup button to list all deduction codes.

Ded. Rate/Percent/Hours

Enter the rate/amount of this deduction. This amount can be changed in Payroll Data Entry. This field displays as Ded. Rate, Ded. Percent, or Ded. Hours, based on the entry in the Calculation Method field in Deduction Co de Maintenance for this deduction code.

Ded. Goal

Enter the deduction goal amount (the maximum amount that can be deducted for the year) which, when met or exceeded, causes this deduction to be terminated. An example of a deduction with a goal amount is a salary advance being paid back using Payroll deductions.

Automatic

Select this check box if this deduction is to be applied automatically when using the Automatic Payment feature. Clear this check box if this deduction is to be applied manually in Payroll Data Entry.

Deduction Type

This field displays the deduction type assigned to the current deduction code, and can only be viewed. Deduction code types can only be changed in Deduction Code Maintenance.

Ded. Month 1, 2, and 3

The Ded. Month fields are maintained automatically as Payroll processing is performed. If you are not installing Payroll in the beginning of the year, you can access these fields to enter accrued amounts for each month's deductions.

Ded. Y-T-D

The Ded. Y-T-D field is maintained automatically as Payroll processing is performed. If you are not installing Payroll in the beginning of the year, you can access this field to enter the accrued year-to-date deductions.

Ded. Balance

This field displays the amount in the Ded. Goal field less the total deductions to date. This field can only be viewed.

Calculation Method

This field displays the calculation method assigned to the current deduction code. The calculation method can only be changed using Deduction Code Maintenance.