Assigning garnishments
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Select .
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Click Create.
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Specify this information:
- Employment ID
- Specify the employment ID of the employee
to whom the garnishment is assigned.
- Case Number
- Specify the garnishment's unique
identifier. This is found on the garnishment order. For example, for
a tax levy, this might be the social security number.
- File Number
- Optionally, specify a file number to
distinguish separate garnishment orders under the same case number.
For example, garnishments under the same case number might have one
file number for child support and another file number for spousal
support.
- Description
- Specify a description of the
garnishment.
- Tax Authority
- Specify the tax authority governing the case. For example, a
state, county, or other locality. The tax authority and type
determine the rules that apply to the garnishment.
- Type
- Specify the garnishment type.
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On the Garnishment
tab, specify this information:
- Deduction
- Specify the deduction code to use when
withholding the garnishment amount.
- Amount
- Specify the amount to deduct from the
employee's earnings for this garnishment. If no amount is specified,
then the amount that is defined on the deduction code is
used.
- Percent
- Specify the percent to deduct from the
employee's earnings for this garnishment. If no percent is
specified, then the percent that is defined on the deduction code is
used.
- Additional Or Minimum Amount
- Specify the additional or minimum amount.
If no additional or minimum amount is specified, then the additional
or minimum amount that is defined on the deduction code is
used.
- Additional Or Minimum Percent
- Specify the additional or minimum percent.
If no additional or minimum percent is specified, then the
additional or minimum amount that is defined on the deduction code
is used.
- Monthly Limit
- Specify the maximum amount that can be
taken for the garnishment in a single month. If no monthly limit is
specified, then the monthly limit that is defined on the deduction
code is used.
- Exclude Amount
- Specify the pay period amount that is
excluded from the garnishment calculation. If no exclude amount is
specified, then the exclude amount that is defined on the deduction
code is used.
- Balance Type
- Specify the balance type.
- Original Balance
- For garnishments that are for a total
amount to be paid in installments, specify the beginning
balance.
- Balance Amount
- If you specified a balance type of
Descending or Limit, specify the balance amount.
When the deduction is taken, the balance amount is updated according
to the balance type that is defined for the deduction.
- Priority
- To override the priority defined for the
deduction, specify a value of 1 to 9. This value indicates the order
in which garnishments, arrears, and fee deductions are
processed.
- Sub Priority
- Specify a value of 1 to 99 to indicate the
order within a priority in which garnishments are taken. The sub
priority applies to the garnishment, arrears, and fee deductions for
this garnishment.
- Begin Date
- Specify the begin date that is defined on
the garnishment order. The begin date is used to determine priority
if multiple orders exist, and rules specify that the issue or
effective date is used. This date is applied to the garnishment,
arrears, and fees deductions that are associated with the
garnishment.
- End Date
- Specify the end date that is defined on the
garnishment order. The end date is used to determine priority if
multiple orders exist, and rules specify that the issue or effective
date is used. This date is applied to the garnishment, arrears, and
fees deductions that are associated with the
garnishment.
- Deduction Cycles
- Select the deduction cycles for which the
deduction is taken.
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If a court has indicated that there are arrears for this
garnishment, then on the Arrears tab,
specify this information:
- Deduction
- Specify the deduction code to use when
withholding the arrears amount.
- Amount
- Specify the amount to deduct from the
employee's earnings. If no amount is specified, then the amount that
is defined on the deduction code is used.
- Percent
- Specify the percent to deduct from the
employee's earnings. If no percent is specified, then the percent
that is defined on the deduction code is used.
- Additional Or Minimum Amount
- Specify the additional or minimum amount.
If no additional or minimum amount is specified, then the additional
or minimum amount that is defined on the deduction code is
used.
- Additional Or Minimum
Percent
- Specify the additional or minimum amount.
If no additional or minimum percent is specified, then the
additional or minimum percent that is defined on the deduction code
is used.
- Monthly Limit
- Specify the maximum amount that can be
taken in a single month. If no monthly limit is specified, then the
monthly limit that is defined on the deduction code is
used.
- Exclude Amount
- Specify the pay period amount that is
excluded from the arrears calculation. If no exclude amount is
specified, then the exclude amount that is defined on the deduction
code is used.
- Balance Type
- Specify the balance type.
- Original Balance
- For arrears that are for a total amount to
be paid in installments, specify the beginning
balance.
- Balance Amount
- If you specified a balance type of
Descending or Limit, specify the balance amount.
When the deduction is taken, the balance amount is updated according
to the balance type that is defined for the deduction.
- Over 12 Weeks
- If the court indicates that this arrears
is over 12 weeks, then select Yes.
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On the Fees tab,
specify this information:
- Override Fee
- Specify whether the fee amount that is
defined for this garnishment overrides the amount that is defined on
the garnishment rules or deduction code.
- Override Fee Amount
- Specify the amount to withhold for fees
for this employee.
- Override Fee Percent
- Specify the percentage to withhold for
fees for this employee.
- Deduct From Garnishment If No Available
Wages
- Sometimes, taking the full garnishment
deduction and fee brings the employee's net pay below an amount
protected by law. Specify whether, in these cases, the fee reduces
the amount that is taken for the garnishment amount. If you do not
select this check box, then the garnishment is calculated first.
Then, the fee is taken only if there is sufficient unprotected
income.
- Override Clearing House Fee
- Select this check box to override the
clearinghouse fee amount.
- Override Clearing House
Amount
- Specify the amount to use when overriding
the clearinghouse fee amount.
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If this is a support order, then on the Family tab, specify this information:
- Number Of Dependents
- Specify the number of dependents that the
employee has.
- Second Family
- Select this check box if the employee has
a second family.
- Head Of Family
- Select this check box if the employee is
the head of the family.
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If this is a tax levy, then on the Tax Levy tab, specify this information:
- Levy Effective Year
- Specify the effective year of the federal
or state tax levy exempt wages table that is used for the
garnishment deduction.
- Filing Status
- Specify the employee's tax filing
status.
- Number Of Exemptions
- Specify the number of exemptions the
employee claims.
- Additional Standard
Exemption
- Specify the number of additional
exemptions the employee claims.
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On the Disposable
Income tab, specify this information:
- Pay Code
- Specify pay codes to exclude from the
employee's disposable income when the garnishment is
calculated.
- Deduction Code
- Specify deduction codes to exclude from
the employee's disposable income when the garnishment is
calculated.
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On the Formula tab,
specify this information:
- Override Formula
- Specify a formula to use to define the
method by which exempt earnings are calculated. This value overrides
the formula that is defined for the garnishment rule.
- Rate Times Minimum Wage
- Specify the rate that, when multiplied by
the federal minimum wage, determines exempt wages for the employee.
This value overrides the rate that is defined for the garnishment
rule.
- Factor 1-4
- Specify the wage formula factors to use in
calculating exempt wages. This value overrides the wage formula
factors that are defined for the garnishment rules.
- Second Family Percent
- To override the percentage to exclude from
garnishments if an employee has a second family, specify the
percentage.
- No Second Family Percent
- To override the percentage to exclude from
garnishments if an employee does not have a second family, specify
the percentage.
- Arrears Over 12 Weeks
Percent
- To override the additional percentage to
take if outstanding arrears are over 12 weeks old, specify the
percentage.
- Amount Per Dependent
- To override the amount per dependent to
use when calculating exempt earnings, specify the
amount.
- Percent Per Dependent
- To override the percentage per dependent
to use when calculating exempt earnings, specify the
percentage.
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Click Save.