Add to or Subtract from Garnishments for US Employees

You can create a quick entry or check entry to manually increase or decrease the amount of a garnishment deduction. For example, say that the application deducts a garnishment that is 25% of an employee's pay, which amounts to $250 in the current pay run. If needed, you can create a quick entry for $50 to increase the deduction to $300, or a quick entry of -$50 to decrease the deduction to $200.

Important: When you add to or subtract from a garnishment deduction, the application does not enforce minimum income rules or limits that are defined for the garnishment.

In the Amount column of the entry, you can enter a positive amount (for example, 100) to increase the deduction or a negative amount (for example, -100) to decrease the deduction.

When you create a quick entry or check entry to increase or decrease a garnishment deduction, you need to clear the Replace checkbox of the entry. When the Replace checkbox is cleared, the following columns of the quick entry or check entry aren’t editable:

• Ordered Amount Type
• Limit Amount
• Disposable Earning Amount
• Percent

You use these columns when the Replace checkbox of a garnishment entry is selected. See Replace Garnishment Deductions for US Employees.

When the Replace checkbox is cleared and you enter an amount, Dayforce will ask you to confirm your action. Your confirmation is needed because clearing the Replace checkbox and entering an amount might result in a calculated garnishment amount that exceeds what is allowed by the applicable jurisdiction rules.

To create a quick entry or check entry to increase or decrease an existing garnishment deduction for a US employee:

1. Go to Payroll and do one of the following:
   • Open the Data Entry tab and click the Checks tab.
   • Open the Pay Run Management tab and load a pay run, and click the Checks tab.
2. Do one of the following:
   • If you are in the Checks tab:
     1. Select the check that you want to add the garnishment entry for.
     2. Click the Entries link to open the dialog box.
   • If you are in the Quick Entry tab, click Add and select an employee.
3. Select the garnishment in the Code drop-down list.
4. Clear the Replace checkbox.
5. Enter a positive amount to increase the garnishment deduction or a negative amount to reduce the deduction.
6. Click Save.

See also:

• Garnishment Entries in the Payroll Feature