Which type of deduction is it?
Child Support
There are 2 ways to deduct child support from your employees. How you need to make deductions will depend on both of the following:
- the person’s employment status with your workplace
- the type of letter sent from the ATO requesting deductions – either a Notice to Commence Child Support Deductions or Notice to Pay Money Directly to Child Support Registrar Pursuant to Section 72A.
Setting a Fixed Amount Child Support:
Navigate to Employees:
- Select the Employee
- Select Award Button
- Select Deductions then Child Support
- In the Value property check the override box and enter the weekly amount to be deducted.
- Select Save
Setting a Percentage (Overall Gross Amount) Child Support:
Navigate to Employees:
- Select the Employee
- Select Award Button
- Select Deductions then Child Support
- Tick override for Type and Select the Percent (overall gross amount) from the dropdown menu
- Tick override for Value and enter the percentage to be deducted.
- Select Save
Setting Process order when there are additional deductions:
As child support deductions need to be calculated and deducted before any other amounts you will need to set a processing order. (Child support should always be process 1)
Navigate to Employees
- Select the Employee
- Select Award Button
- Select Deductions
- Select the next available deduction eg Voluntary Super
- Select the Process order Box and change the number order to two.
- Select Save
- Repeat this step for any additional deductions
