How to add Child Support (2012) - Deduction from Earnings?
A Child Support (2012) - Deduction from Earnings order requires you to deduct child maintenance from an employee’s pay under the 2012 child support scheme and send it to the collecting authority.
To add Child Support (2012) - Deduction from Earnings for an employee:
- Go to Employees and open the employee, or stay on the Salary step while adding an employee.
- Under Deductions, click + Add New, or click Deductions on the Salary step.
- Select Attachment of Earnings Orders / Arrestments as the deduction type.
- Select Child Support (2012) - Deduction from Earnings as the attachment.
- Enter the order details, such as the Order Number, Issued on date, Amount (fixed amount or percentage where shown), Protected Earnings if applicable, whether to deduct the admin charge, and when the order ends.
- Click Save.
Protected earnings is the amount of pay the employee must be left with after the deduction. If the deduction is reduced to the protected earnings rate, any shortfall can carry forward to the next pay period. For a worked example, refer to protected earnings in Add Employees.
For an overview of deductions when you add an employee, refer to Add Employees. You can also add or edit deductions later from the employee’s Salary tab.