Distributed Costing with a Zero Sum Result Retroactive Distribution Group
The payroll process configuration parameter Distributed costing for a retro element uses normal elements to distribute the costs of a retroactive element based on regular entries and retro entries.
When the payroll process configuration parameter Distributed costing for a retro element is set to Y and the sum of the retroactive entries in the distribution group is 0, the deduction distributes based on the distribution group entries for the current payroll period and the retroactive entries. The parameter default is Y.
Element | Original Earnings | Changes | Retro (REE) | Current (CPP) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-Jan | 28-Feb | 31-Jan | 28-Feb | 31-Mar | 31-Mar | |
Deduction | 100 | 100 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 100 |
Earning 1 | 500 | 500 | 750 | 750 | 500 | 200 |
Earning 2 | 600 | 600 | 450 | 450 | -300 | 100 |
Earning 3 | 400 | 400 | 30 | 300 | -200 | 0 |
Distribution Group Total | 0 |
Deduction REE uses all 5 elements: Earning 1 REE, Earning 2 REE, Earning 3 REE, Earning 1 CPP, and Earning 2 CPP
Deduction CPP uses 2 elements: Earning 1 CPP, and Earning 2 CPP