Feature in Pak Accounting to help make calculating payroll child support deductions easier and create ACH records for payment.

Company Level Setup - create deduction code

1. Set up a Deduction Detail code. Make sure the Company Child Support detail code is identified as a Child Support deduction code (Limit Code). This will open up some fields on the detail code maintenance at the employee level that is required for sending ACH Child Support.
   NOTE: If you have more than one detail code for child support, be sure all the limit code is set correctly on all of the child support detail codes.
2. Set the limit code for each of your various Earnings Detail codes. These limits will be used to determine the limits on Child Support Deductions.  
3. For each of your various Deduction Detail codes, set the Limit Code.
   Example of Child Support detail code:
   

Employee Level Setup – entering the order

When you receive your Child Support order from your state SDU, you will need to add a Child Support deduction detail code to the employee.

1. Add the Detail Code to the employee. Click on #10-Employee Master, find the employee, and then click on the Earnings / Deductions tab. On this screen, click the + (plus sign) towards the bottom of the screen on the line that says Browse.  
2. This will bring up the Employee Detail Maintenance screen. In the Detail Code field, select the Child Support detail code to edit it.
   Either the […] button can be clicked on or the/? key pressed to bring up a lookup for available codes to select from.
3. Enter all the numbers provided by the state order. The system will attempt to determine what amount of Child Support should be deducted per pay period. It will give a warning message if the amount you entered in the Deduct per pay period field does not agree with what the system calculated.
   NOTE: The limitation calculations have not been implemented yet. We are still analyzing the various state regulations regarding limitation rules. We will email an announcement when it is ready.
   Deduct per pay period: If the Employee is salaried and the amount is higher than what is allowed by state law, the amount can be lowered here. If the employee is hourly and their hours vary from pay period to pay period, then put in the full amount of the order and override the amount at the payroll cycle level.
   Case Identifier: When you fill in this field, the Order ID, and save the changes, the system will fill in the A/P Stub Desc field area for you.  If you are sending a check, this information will be printed on the check stub. If you are filing via ACH, the information is sent in the electronic ACH file. See ACH Child Support Setup for more information on this option.

Example of State order entered:

NOTE: To enter child support amounts for multiple employees at the same time, it is beneficial to use the Amounts Grid. This is accessed in the Employee Master. Double-click on the child support detail code that has been added to an employee. Then click on the Utility button at the bottom of the screen and choose Amounts Grid. This needs to be done before the system's limitations are in place.