Add Deductions & Benefits to an Employee

An employee must be enabled in Manage Employees before you can assign deductions & benefits to the employee.

1. Select Employee Deductions from the Payroll menu, and the that window opens.

2. Click the Add button, and the Add Employee Deduction window opens. Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).

3. Enter the General fields as described.

• *Select the Employee from the pull-down list. Note: You can begin typing the employee first or last name to narrow the selection. If you can't find the employee in the list, check to see that the employee is enabled in Manage Employees.

• *Select the deduction or benefit from the Deduction pull-down list. Once you've selected the deduction/benefit, the remaining fields are displayed.

• *Select the Status — disabled or enabled — for the deduction or benefit.

• Enter a Start Date: Use the calendar icon — or if the employee has an approved job — click the Select Period Start Date link.

• Enter a End Date: Use the calendar icon — or if the employee has an approved job — click the Select Period End Date link.

• Comments: Enter text as desired.

4. Complete the fields for the deduction/benefit. The fields are specific to the type of deduction/benefit.
   direct deposit, federal & state withholding, FICA, fixed (variable only) and percentage amount deductions/benefits as appropriate.

Continue with Add a Direct Deposit Deduction

Continue with Add Federal Withholding

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