Recording garnishment

Record Garnishment setup - A summary of the activity

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Date format

The date format applicable to the login user. Tell me more

Payroll General Info. Unit

The organization unit selected in the previous page.

Employee OU

The employment unit to which the employee belongs.

Employee Code

The employee code selected in the previous page.

Employee Name

The name of the employee.

Garnishment Document Number

The number generated by the system for a garnishment for an existing record.

This field will be blank if you are recording the details for the first time. The garnishment document number will be generated when you save the record.

Case ID

The unique code that will identify the case

Garnishment Category

From the drop-down list box, select the category to which the garnishment will be applicable.

The drop-down list box shows all the categories of garnishments defined already in the Garnishment Setup activity under Payroll General Information.

Garnishment Type

 From the drop-down list box, select the type to which the garnishment will be applicable.

The drop-down list box shows all the types of garnishments defined already under the category you selected.

Vendor Code

 The reference number issued vide the legal document by a third party such as court, bank or educational institution.

Received Date

 The date on which the document was received.

Released date

 The date on which the recovery is completed.

Claim Amount

 The total amount to be recovered.

Priority

 A number to indicate the priority in which the garnishment must be recovered.

  • Enter values in either the “Tax Levy” group box or the “Garnishment other than Tax Levy” group box.

To enter tax levy details

If you enter the information in the “Tax Levy” group box, no information must be entered in the “Garnishment Other than Tax Levy” group box.

Filing Status

Indicate if  the filing status of the employee is any one of the following

  • Single

  • Unmarried head of household

  • Married filing joint returns

  • Married filing separate returns

Number of Exemptions

The number of exemptions claimed on the statement.

Additional Standard Exemptions

The additional standard deductions claimed on levy, for taxpayers who are at least 65 years old and / or blind.

To enter garnishment other than tax levy

If you enter information in the “Garnishment other than Tax Levy” group box, no information must be entered in the “Tax Levy” group box.

Amount/Percentage per Installment

The amount / percentage to be recovered per process period. Indicate whether the value you entered is a flat amount or percentage of disposable income. If this information is entered, no information must be entered in the "No. of Installments" field.

No of Installments

The number of installments in which the total garnishment amount must be recovered. If this information is entered, no information must be entered in the "Amount per Installment" field.

  • Enter the following details.

Payment Method

 Indicate whether the recovery of the garnishment must be by check, payroll or cash.

Originating Region

The county, state, town or district in which the order was generated.  

Status

 The status of the garnishment.

 

  • "Active" indicates that the garnishment is recovered every process period.

  • "Inactive" indicates that no recovery is to be carried out

  • "Deferred" indicates that the recovery of the garnishment is postponed until the status is changed again.

  • "Release" indicates that the recovery of the garnishment is completed.

Amount

The service charge of the employer, in terms of an amount. This amount will be recovered from the employee.

Percentage

The service charge of the employer, in terms of a percentage of the employee's earnings, example, 70%. This percentage will be recovered from the employee.

Rule

A stored procedure rule based upon which the service charge will be recovered from the employee. If percentage or rule is entered as well, the rule will override them.

Garnishment Pay Element

The pay element code under which the garnishments are recovered from the employee.

Service Charge Pay Element

The pay element code under which the service charges for the services rendered are recovered from the employee.

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Page Objective

Use this page to record garnishment setup details created for an employee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What you can do in this page

To enter tax levy details

To enter garnishment other than tax levy

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