Adding A New Allowance or Deduction

Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
When combined with the Pay Rate Structure this fully handles the structure of any organisation.
Allowances are especially useful in organisations where piece rates exist for certain work types, such as $5.50 for each box of apples picked.
Deductions are useful when an employer is asked to deduct an amount for a third party, such as Ministry of Justice, WINZ, IRD etc.

To add a new allowance or deduction to your organisation, from the front screen select Allowances then Add A New Allowance.

Then from the resulting screen define the relevant fields.

Set the Calculation Method for the allowance or deduction.

The help screen explains the various available options.

Finally set the Tax Status.

Allowances or deductions always fit one of the following categories

a taxable allowance increases an employee's gross pay and may include things like danger money, dirt money, service allowances etc.
a deduction is taken from an employee's after tax income and include union fees, social club, etc.
a non taxable allowance is generally of a reimbursing nature such as tool money, meal money etc and are not subject to tax.
a reimbursing allowance is exactly the same as a non taxable allowance only it does not show on tax forms.

The allowance or deduction is now loaded to your organisation, and available for linking to required employees.
If unsure of the process see Employee Linking.

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