Child Support garnishment withholding amount of 0

For one employee, a Child Support garnishment is calculating a withholding amount of 0.00 when entered into a Payroll Warrant. 

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• Employee Deductions

• Deduction and Benefit Master

• Payroll Start and Status

• Earnings and Deductions

Child Support garnishment is set up as a Calc Code 52 and had a percentage defined in the Disp Income Percent field of the Garnishment tab in Employee Deductions, but that field only functions with a Calc Code 50-Creditor Garnishment. Calc Code 52 is designed to work only with a flat amount, as that is typically how Child Support orders are issued.

1. Navigate to Payroll>Employee Maintenance>Employee Deductions.

2. Search for Employee and Deduction.

3. Click Accept.

4. Click Update.

5. Enter flat amount to be withheld in Employee Amt/Pct field.

6. Click Garnishment tab.

   1. Clear values from Garn Disp Income %, Garn Gross Income %, and Garn State/Fed Values fields.

      1. These fields are only used with a Calc Code 50: Creditor Garnishment deduction.

   2. Enter Child Support minimum and Child Support Below Min % values.

7. Click Accept.

If the deduction should truly be set up as a percentage, consider using another calc code, such as 50-Creditor Garnishment.

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