Garnishment types

Garnishment types, which are associated with the system-defined garnishment categories, are used to further define the categories. These garnishment types are delivered with HR Payroll for the United States:

  • Bankruptcy
  • Child Support
  • Spousal Support
  • Federal Tax Levy
  • State Tax Levy
  • Garnishment
  • Wage Assignment
  • Student Loan

Each delivered garnishment type corresponds to a garnishment category, as shown here:

Table 1. Garnishment types and categories
Type Description Category
1 Bankruptcy Bankruptcy
2 Child Support Support
3 Spousal Support Support
4 Federal Tax Levy Tax Levy
5 State Tax Levy Tax Levy
6 Garnishment Garnishment
7 Wage Assignment Assignment
8 Student Loan Student Loan

Garnishment categories that are associated with delivered garnishment types are predefined and cannot be changed by users.

You can manually define additional garnishment types.