1. Riding the Wave of Innovation
Payroll Calculation Methods
John Green
Chief Software Architect

2. Payroll Calc Training
John Green

3. Calculation Methods LIFE50 – used for life over 50 calculation.
MATCH – will match up to 100% of corresponding deduction. If calculated benefit is greater than the deduction the benefit will be the same as the deduction.
MATCHAMT – used for match maker will use pay type amount in ded ben classes instead of pay type amount in deduction benefit master.
MDCREDIT – Maryland credit – used to calculate Maryland credit.
MINMAXDL – This is used for head tax in Colorado. It will not take a dollar deduction unless it falls between the min and max wages.
MINWAGECHECK – will adjust deduction so net pay will not be less than minimum wage. alio-2851

4. Calculation Methods NJRETIRE – used for New Jersey retirement.
NONEG – will not allow a deduction to go negative.
NONEGWG – will not allow a pay subject to go negative. Alio-2499
NOREFUND – will not give money back. - alio-5032
OKCREDIT – used for Oklahoma credits.
PAYPERAMT – takes annual amount and divides by tax factor alio- 3289
PTDWAGES – looks through all ded ben plans and compares the YTD payment amount with the plan max

5. Calculation Methods
REDUCEDB– will reduce a deduction benefit amount by a pay type.
SETTAXZERO – Used to set taxes to zero if net pay is less than zero.
SSBS – social security benefit state. This is a New Jersey calc method for social security benefit state. Alio-587
SYNCAMT – syncs pay subject to for social security limits.
TAXTABLE – used for tax tables.
USECRED – this tells the system to use the credit amount in the plan (used for Wisconsin Taxes)

6. Calculation Methods
SSCREDIT – Social security credit. This should not be used it is not legal. We did it for a Connecticut customer that thought we could bank credits for social security wages and apply them to future social security positive pay. DO NOT USE. Alio-2071
SSCREDITFX – Allowed the system to self-correct social security credit. DO NOT USE.

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