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Set up employees and payroll items

Make a vendor the payroll agent for garnishment

The 1st step is to add or change a payroll agent vendor to receive the garnishment deduction.
  1. To add a new vendor, select
    Setup
    ,
    Vendors
    , then
    Add
    . For an existing vendor, select
    Edit
    .
  2. Enter your vendor's information.
  3. In the Identification section of the
    Main
     tab, select
    Payroll Agent
     from the
    Vendor type
     field.
  4. In the
    Payment Preferences
     section, make your selections based on how you'll submit the payment.
    1. If you're paying by check, select
      Check
      .
    2. If you're making the payment outside of the application, select
      Payment
      .
    3. If you're paying via direct deposit, select
      Direct Deposit
       and then, in the
      Direct Deposit
       tab, enter valid direct deposit information for the vendor.
  5. Select
    Enter
     to save your changes to the vendor.
If a recipient is over 65 years of age, blind, or has a blind spouse, you can activate an additional exemption for the federal levy. Refer to IRS Publication 1494 for more information about this exemption.
  1. Select
    Setup
    , followed by
    Employees
     and select that employee.
  2. If the employee is over 65, make sure you enter their date of birth in the
    Personal
     tab.
  3. In the
    Payroll Items
     tab select the ellipsis button next to the
    federal garnishment deduction
     item.
  4. In the Federal Levy Information section of the
    Employee Payroll Item Settings
     window, change the number of personal exemptions.
  5. Select
    OK
     in the window then select
    Enter
     in the
    Employees
     screen to save your changes.

This article applies to:

  • Product: Accounting CS
  • Subject: Payroll checks,Setup