SmartFusion Modules > Payroll > Maintenance > Special Maintenance > Globally Add/Reset Deduction 

Recent Changes:  
6.249 - Added new option to “Reset Current Amounts from Standard Amounts”

Introduction

This process handles either "Add Deduction" (default) or "Reset Current Amounts from Standard Amounts"

Add Deduction

This maintenance option lets you add a furlough retirement deduction based on the regular retirement deduction. It also has a flag to calculate the dollar amount of what the employer needs to pay (both employer and employee portions) based on the furlough wages which have been updated to the payroll salary accounts screen. You will be prompted to enter the existing deduction code and the new deduction code to add, along with the default Std/Curr Amt (optional) and Default Employer Cost (optional). If you flag the Calculate employer cost for furloughs, you must select a furlough pay type.

When it processes, the following happens:

  • If the employee already has the furlough retirement deduction, it is skipped over and nothing is added or calculated.
  • If the employee doesn’t have the deduction already set up and does not choose to calculate, it will just add the deduction with the default amounts specified on the screen.
  • If the employee doesn’t have the deduction and chooses to calculate, the program:
    • First looks at the PR employee master for employer cost and standard employee amount for the existing deduction. If either of those are zero, it defaults to the employer and employee default amounts in the parameter.
    • It then adds the employer and employee percentages together, and multiplies that against the amount of furloughed wages to calculate the retirement portion on those wages. The result is then written to the employer cost field for the new furlough deduction in the PR master as a flat dollar amount (not a percentage).

Selection Criteria

Existing deduction code
Deduction code to add

Default Std/Curr Amount
Default employer cost

Calculate employer cost for furloughs

Furlough pay type

Include all - Pay Group

Reset Current Amounts from Standard Amounts

Include all - Pay Group; Deduction Code