DBA Verification

You should research these questions when the system does not calculate a DBA as you expect:

• For whom is the DBA not being calculated? One employee? A group of employees? Everyone?

• At what level is the DBA assigned? Employee? Union? Required? One-Time Override?

• Does the DBA have start or stop dates?

• What is the value of the Calculate if No Gross field?

• Does the employee have gross wages?

• What is the DBA method? Flat dollar amount? Percentage? Wage attachment?

• Does the DBA use a calculation-table code for its calculation?

• Does the DBA have limits? If it has a limit, has the limit been met?

• Are the PDBAs in the Basis of Calculations table correct?

• Is the DBA based on another DBA? If so, does the based-on DBA calculate first?

• Does the DBA have a declining balance? If so, is an amount due?

• What is the value of the Calculate in Pre-Payroll field?

• Has the DBA already been calculated for this period?

• What is the employee's pay frequency? Biweekly? Semimonthly? Monthly? Weekly?

• Which period of the month are you processing?

• What is the value of the DBA Specification Withholding field?

• What payroll processes are you using? Pre-payroll? Interims?

• Does the value in the Period Number field in the pre-payroll parameters correspond to the value in the DBA Specifications Withholding field?

• Does the DBA calculate in a test interim?

• What is the value of the Z column on the employee's DBA Instructions form?