Creating an employee Any deductions that are to be taken from the employee's pay each pay period should be entered here. Infrequent or one-time deductions can be entered when preparing the employee’s pay. Deductions can be for items such as union fees or contributions to a Christmas fund.
1 Deduction – Select the deduction name. If the deduction you want hasn't yet been set up, type in the name and then press TAB. Click Setup on the Quick-Add pop-up window to add the deduction to the deductions list. When you select an existing deduction, Elite Payroll will automatically enter the defaults for the deduction.
2 ID – Enter an identification number for the deduction for this particular employee. That way when you do a report you can identify which employee the deduction came from.
3 Reducing – If this is a Reducing Balance, select Yes and enter the total Balance. The amount that you enter in the Amount column will be deducted from each pay until the reducing balance is zero. The last payment may be less than the standard deduction in order to bring the balance to zero.
For example, if you enter a Balance of $550, and an amount of $100, then $100 will be deducted from 5 paycheques and then $50 from the sixth.
4 Balance – Enter a balance only for reducing balance deductions.
5 Enter the dollar Amount of the deduction.
6 Ex-Tax – If the deduction is tax-deductible for the employee- to be deducted from gross wages before tax is calculated, select Yes in the Ex-Tax column. If it isn't tax-deductible—to be removed from the net after tax is calculated, select No.
7 Union – If the deduction is a union fee, select Yes. This will place the deduction in the correct place on the employee's Payment Summary. If it’s another type of deduction, select No.
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