Defining Disposable Earnings for Garnishments

This topic discusses how to create disposable earnings.

To define disposable earnings for garnishments, use the Accumulators (GP_ACCUMULATOR) component.

In PeopleSoft Global Payroll for United States, disposable earnings are defined as accumulators. PeopleSoft Global Payroll for United States delivers many disposable earning accumulators. You can modify them or use them as examples for creating your own accumulators to hold disposable earnings.

This table lists the delivered accumulators for disposable earnings:

Name

Description

How Defined

GRN AC ALLWAGES N

All Wages

Total earnings (equal to accumulator TOTAL EARNINGS N).

GRN AC FED N

Federal DE

Federal disposable earnings.

GRN AC FEDTAX

Note: This accumulator is delivered and maintained by PeopleSoft Global Payroll for United States.

Federal Tax Levy DE

Federal disposable earnings less federal tax levy amount deduction and federal tax levy percent deduction.

GRN AC FED+401K N

Taxes + 401K DE

Federal disposable earnings less employee 401K contributions.

GRN AC FED+DED N

Taxes + Deductions DE

Federal disposable earnings less all deductions.

Note: After you create union dues and pension deductions for your organization, enter them on the Accumulator-Members page for this accumulator.

GRN AC FED+HI+UD N

Taxes + Health + Union Dues DE

Federal disposable earnings less health insurance and union dues deductions.

Note: After you create union dues deductions for your organization, enter them on the Accumulator - Members page for this accumulator.

GRN AC FED+HI+PN N

Taxes + Health Ins + Pension DE

Federal disposable earnings less health insurance and pension deductions.

Note: After you create a pension deduction for your organization, enter it on the Accumulator - Members page for this accumulator.

GRN AC FED+HI N

Taxes + Health Ins DE

Federal disposable earnings less health insurance deductions.

GRN AC FED+HIO N

Taxes + Health Ins Order DE

Federal disposable earnings less medical support order amount.

GRN AC FEDINS401 N

Taxes + Insurance + 401K DE

Federal disposable earnings less insurance and deductions and 401K contributions.

GRN AC FED+INS N

Taxes + Insurance DE

Federal disposable earnings less all insurance deductions.

GRN AC FED+MA+TU N

Taxes + MSA + Tuition DE

Federal disposable earnings less deductions for medical savings accounts (MSAs) and tuition.

Note: After you create MSA and tuition deductions, enter them on the Accumulator-Members page for this accumulator.

GRN AC FED+UD N

Taxes + Union Dues DE

Federal disposable earnings less union dues deductions.

Note: After you create a union dues deduction for your organization, enter it on the Accumulator - Members page for this accumulator.

GRN AC FDHIRCOCC N

Taxes+Hlth+Ret+Ordrs+Cntrbs DE

Federal disposable earnings less deductions for health insurance, retirement, court ordered payments (child support), and charitable contributions.

Note: After you create court order (child support) and charitable contribution deductions, enter them on the Accumulator-Members page for this accumulator.

GRN AC FDINSUDP N

Taxes+Ins+Union+Pension DE

Federal disposable earnings less deductions for medical and life insurance, union dues, and pension contributions.

Note: After you create union dues and pension deductions for your organization, enter them on the Accumulator-Members page for this accumulator.

GRN AC FDMEDLIFP N

Taxes+Med+Life+Pension DE

Federal disposable earnings less deductions for medical and life insurance and for pension contributions.

Note: After you create pension deductions for your organization, enter them on the Accumulator-Members page for this accumulator.

Note: If you create new disposable earnings accumulators, enter GDE, Garnishment Disposable Earning, in the Category field on the Accumulator Name page.