Staff accounting> Calculation procedures> Standard deductions> Alimony
An employee's income tax is calculated after deducting standard deductions. Alimony paid by an employee can be one such tax exemption. However, in accordance with civil regulations, the maximum of all allowable deductions from wages cannot exceed 50 percent.
You can use this form to create, view, and calculate standard deductions for employee alimony.
Task that uses this form
Navigating the form
The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.
Tabs
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Overview |
View or modify details about the deduction code, employee name, deduction amount, corresponding date, and deduction percentage for calculating standard deductions. |
General |
View or modify details such as type of recipient and alimony payment methods for calculating standard deductions. |
Calculation order |
View details such as deduction code, employee, and details of documents for deduction transactions. |
Posting |
Set up parameters for posting the deduction transaction. |
Buttons
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Calculation |
Calculate the standard deductions for the current period. |
Payroll lines |
Open the Standard deductionform to view or modify details of standard deductions for the current period. |
Payment history |
Open the Payment history (Alimony)form to view the details of payment history for the current record. |
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Open a menu with the following items:
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Up |
Move the selected deduction code up by one position. |
Down |
Move the selected deduction code down by one position. |
Fields
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Deduction code |
Select the deduction code from the list. |
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Employee |
Select an employee from the list for whom a deduction is to be made. |
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Document |
Enter the name and number of the document that forms the basis for the payment of alimony. |
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Document date |
Select or modify the date of the original document for the deduction transaction. |
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Start date |
Enter the start date for payment of the deduction. |
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Finish date |
Enter the end date for payment of the deduction.
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Deduction amount |
Enter the total deduction amount. |
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Deduction amount over the period |
Enter the deduction amount over the period.
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Deduction percentage |
Enter the deduction percentage.
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Recipient type |
Select the type of deduction recipient from the following options:
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Deduction receiver |
Select the deduction receiver code. |
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Account identification |
Select or modify the bank account for transfer of the deduction amount to the recipient.
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Alimony payment ways |
Select the alimony payment method from the following options:
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( Alimony payment) Sequence |
Select the calculation sequence for transfer by mail.
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Sequence number |
The sequence number of the line in the form. |
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( Calculation order) Sequence |
The sequence in which the selected line will be calculated. |
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Period |
Select the period during which the deduction will be collected from the employee. |
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Amount control |
Select this check box to allow for control of the deduction amount.
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By-worker calculation |
Select this check box to allow for internal combined work by the employee.
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Note |
Enter a note describing the alimony payments. |
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Account type |
Specify the account type the transaction is applied to, from the following options:
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Account |
Select the account number for the current account type. |
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Department |
Select the department dimension code for the current transaction. |
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Cost center |
Select the cost-center dimension code for the current transaction. |
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Purpose |
Select the purpose dimension code for the current transaction. |