Set up Chapter 13 bankruptcy garnishments

Set up a vendor as a payroll agent for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy garnishment

To add a new vendor, select
Setup
, 
Vendors
, then
Add
. Or, for an existing vendor, select
Edit
.
Enter vendor information as usual.
In the Identification section of the Main tab, select
Payroll Agent
in the
Vendor type
field.
In the Payment Preferences section, make your selections based on how you'll submit the payment.
If you're paying by check, select
Check
.
If you're making the payment outside of the application, select
Payment
.
If you're paying via direct deposit, select
Direct Deposit
then, in the
Direct Deposit
tab, enter valid direct deposit information for the vendor.
Select
Enter
to save your changes to the vendor.

Create Chapter 13 bankruptcy garnishment payroll items

Add a new deduction item for the client.
note
We recommend that you don't enter an agent in the Identification section. You'll select the appropriate agents when you add information in the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy section.
In the Special Type section of the
Main
tab of the
Payroll Items
screen, select
Garnishment
then
Chapter 13 bankruptcy
from the dropdown.
Select
Enter
to save your changes.

Add the new deduction item to the employee record

Go to
Setup
Employees
Payroll Items
and make the new garnishment deduction item active for the employee by marking its checkbox in the Deductions grid.
note
If a Chapter 13 bankruptcy garnishment deduction item isn't listed, contact your Payroll Specialist.
Select the ellipsis for the new deduction item.
Enter or select the appropriate information in the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy section of the
Main
tab of the
Employee Payroll Item Settings
screen.
Case Identifier.
(Required) Enter the bankruptcy case identification number. Note that case numbers generally include the case number plus the initials for the presiding judge and, in some localities, the magistrate judge. Example, 1:08-cv-12345-JQJ-SJJ.
Order date.
You can enter the date on which the bankruptcy case was issued.  This field isn't mandatory, but it's used only to determine the priority of multiple garnishments when needed.
Agent.
You can use this field to assign a payroll agent to the Chapter 13 bankruptcy order to use for generating liabilities.
Percent or Amount.
Specify the percent or the amount that is to be deducted per paycheck.
Total Order amount.
You can use this field to specify a perpetual limit for the case. If you leave this field at its default $0.00 amount, the application will assume that the garnishment has no limit.
Inactive date.
Use this field to specify a date on which the garnishment is no longer active.  Payroll checks entered on or after this date won't include this garnishment. Note that the date you enter here must fall on or after the date in the
Order date
field.
Save the employee payroll item information.

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