Deductions are amounts taken from the employee's pay before they receive it, like pension contributions or loan repayments. Specify if deductions come from gross or net pay when setting them up in Sage Payroll.
Sage Payroll withholds Tax, PRSI, and USC from employees' pay but doesn't treat them as deductions.
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On the menu bar, click Company/Payroll then click Edit Deductions.
Click New, then complete the following information:
Type
Choose one of the following options:
Nett (After Tax, PRSI & USC)- If you want to take the deduction from the employee's net pay
Gross- If you want to take the deduction from the employee's gross pay
Select this checkbox to adjust the deduction value based on the holiday periods entered on the employee's timesheet. This option is only available in weekly and fortnightly payrolls.
Balance Type
Choose one of the following options:
Accumulate a balance- If the deduction has an associated accumulating balance, such as a pension contribution
Do not store a balance- If the deduction has no associated balance
Reducing balance- If the deduction has an associated reducing balance, such as in the case of a loan
Standard Employee Amount
If the deduction value remains the same for each period and applies to all employees on your payroll, enter the value. Otherwise, ignore this option.
Employee Formula
If applicable, enter a to help calculate the deduction's employee amount.
Employer Formula
If applicable, enter a to help calculate the deduction's employer amount.
Deduction Factor
If you want to record unit-based deductions, you can enter a factor to help you calculate the total value of the deduction.
Click Save then click Close.
Edit or delete an existing deduction
On the menu bar, click Company/Payroll then click Deductions.
Select the relevant deduction, then click Edit or Delete.
Make the necessary changes, then click Save and Close.
Copy settings from an existing deduction
On the menu bar, click Company/Payroll then click Deductions.
Select the relevant deduction, then click Copy.
Make the necessary changes, then click Save and Close.