Creating pay summary groups
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Select Payroll Administrator > Setup > Pay Structure.
or
Select Administrator > Set Up > Payroll > Pay Structure.
- Click the Pay Summary Groups tab.
- Click Create.
- In the Pay Summary Group field, specify a name for the pay summary group.
- In the Country field, specify a country code.
- Optionally, specify a payment description. The payment description is used on employee payments and reports. If no payment description is specified, the pay summary group name is used for those purposes.
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If you calculate Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime for
employees, select these check boxes as appropriate:
- Overtime Pay
- Select this check box if the straight portion of wages for this pay summary group are considered in the calculation of weighted average regular rate of pay.
- Overtime Hours
- Select this check box if hours for this pay summary group are considered in the calculation of the weighted average regular rate of pay.
- Premium Pay
- Select this check box if the premium portion of wages for this pay summary group is considered in the calculation of the weighted average regular rate of pay.
- Premium Credit
- Select this check box if the premium portion of wages for this pay summary group is used as a credit against the overtime calculated.
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Select these check boxes as appropriate:
- Non Earnings
- Select this check box if this pay summary group is used for non-earnings, such as mileage or tuition reimbursement.
- Non Cash Income
- Select this check box if this pay summary group is used for non-cash income, such as excess group term life.
- Specify the tax form type.
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To manually specify the tax override amount or percent, select
Manual in the Tax
Override field and follow these steps:
- Click Save.
- On the Manual Tax Rate Overrides form, click Create.
- Specify the authority type.
- Specify the amount or percent.
- In the Allow Tax to Exceed Taxable Wages field, select Yes or No.
- Click Save.
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Specify this information:
- Supplemental Tax Code
- Specify the tax method to be used for this pay summary group. The tax engine uses this value to determine how taxes are calculated.
- Remuneration Code
- Optionally, specify a remuneration code. The tax engine uses this value to determine the taxability of the pay summary group.
- Custom Earnings Code
- Optionally, specify an override to specify how tax is calculated for a specific jurisdiction. A custom earnings code can only be used in conjunction with a remuneration code of BSIE999.
- Payment Type
- Optionally, specify a payment type for use in calculating District of Columbia tax withholding. If you select Supplemental Cumulative, then the Supplemental Tax Code field must be set to Cumulative.
- Click Save.