How You Set Involuntary Deduction Rules for Involuntary Deductions for the US

Use the Involuntary Deduction Rules section on the Involuntary Deductions card to define how the payroll processes the deduction. It also provides additional info about it.

Field name	What it does
Involuntary Deduction Number	Order identifier designated by the sender. This field is informational only and doesn't affect the processing of this deduction. Note: For child support orders, this value appears on field 1j of the IWO form.
Received Date	Date the order was issued or signed. Used to specify when the deduction begins in payroll if no start date is specified. Note: For child support orders, this value appears on field 1e of the IWO form.
Start Date	When the deduction is set to begin in payroll. No proration occurs if the start date is in the middle of a pay period. If not specified, the payroll process uses the received date. The element entry starts on the same date as the card component effective date and not as of this start date. If applicable, the maximum withholding duration days are tracked from this date. Set the start date on or after the card component's effective date. If you have received an order from a state that has date-effectively changed its rules regarding the handling of involuntary deductions, Start Date determines whether the payroll process uses the new or old rules. Note: For child support orders, this value appears on field 18 of the IWO form.
Description	Free text field. This field is informational only and doesn't affect processing of this deduction.
Frequency	Frequency of the order amount as specified on the support order. Specify the frequency of the order amount entered, such as monthly or weekly. This value is required when the involuntary deduction order specifies a frequency that's different from the payroll frequency. Leave it blank if the order amount entered matches the payroll frequency. The payroll process ignores this value for federal tax levies. Don't set a frequency for involuntary deductions with an order percentage or rate. If the frequency you enter doesn't match the payroll frequency, the payroll process coverts the order amount. Note: For child support orders, this value appears on fields 5b through 11b, 12b, or 13a through 13d of the IWO form.
Issuing Authority	Free text entry field representing the jurisdiction issuing the order, such as "California", "North Carolina", or "Puerto Rico", with a maximum length of 35. This field is informational only and doesn't affect processing of this deduction. Note: For child support orders, this value appears on field 1g of the IWO form.
Issuing Jurisdiction Name	Free text field for length of 35 characters representing the name of the county, city, or district issuing the order, such as "Los Angeles". This field is informational only and doesn't affect processing of this deduction. If you have received an order from a state that has changed its rules regarding the handling of involuntary deductions, the Start Date value determines whether the payroll process uses the new or old rules. Note: For child support orders, this value appears on field 1i of the IWO form.
Initial Fee Taken	Selecting this value indicates the initial fee has already been taken. Select it only when you're converting the order from a legacy payroll application or if you don't want the initial fee taken.