Deduction is not taken in payroll - Employee Limit



Description of Issue

Deduction is showing no employee withholdings on only some employees in payroll.



Context
  • Payroll

  • Earnings and Deductions

  • Employee Deductions

  • Deduction and Benefit Master

  • Employee Accumulators

  • Accumulators Report 



Cause

Employee had met the limit amount for the year for the deduction.



Resolution
  1. Go to Earnings and Deductions in the Payroll (Payroll>Payroll Processing>Payroll Start and Status. Search for the warrant, click Change, click Earnings and Deductions)

  2. Search for the employee. Click the Withholding tab. 

  3. Double click the deduction code to view the Deduction Detail. 

  4. Note the Employee Limit and Employee YTD fields. 

To confirm the employee has reached the limit:

  1. Go to Employee History (Payroll>Employee History>Accumulators report)

  2. Search for the Employee, Year, Deduction and Frequency of Y. Click Accept. 

    1. This will show the Employee Amt for their Yearly accumulator. 

    2. If the Deduction is setup to look to the Calendar Year for the limit, when their Yearly accumulator reaches the limit amount for the deduction, it will no longer be taken. 



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