CALCULATION CRITERIA

Use this subtask to define the calculation method to be used per court order, if you choose to charge an administrative fee, if you will use federal, state or other rules for the percentage calculation of disposable income, if the order is a fixed amount and the ceiling amount for garnishments and tax levies.

Employee

This non-editable field displays the employee ID. The field to the right displays the employee name from the main screen.

Deduction

This non-editable field displays the deduction code. The field to the right displays the description of the deduction from the main screen.

Calculation Criteria

Use this group box to determine order and fee calculation methods.

Order Calculation

Minimum Wage

Enter the current minimum wage, if it is different than what is maintained in the Labor Settings screen in Costpoint Labor. This is an optional field.

Priority

Enter the number that indicates the priority in which this deduction should be taken. This is a required field.

Ceiling Amount

Enter the total amount owed for this court order. This is an optional field.

Percentage Override

Enter the percentage to be used for calculation of disposable income different than the federal rate of 25%. If you enter a percentage other than 0.0% in this field, you cannot override the Rate field in the Employee Deductions screen. This is an optional field.

Fixed Amount

Enter the fixed amount of this court order, if applicable. This is an optional field.

Fee Calculation

Deduction

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the deduction code to be used for collection of fees. This is an optional field.

Fee Amount

Enter the lump sum amount that will be deducted for processing this order. This is an optional field.

Fee Percentage

Enter the percentage that will be deducted for processing this order. This is an optional field.

Priority

Enter the number that indicates the priority in which this deduction should be taken. This is an optional field.