1. Implementing Payroll for Kuwait
  2. Balance Types for Kuwait

Balance Types for Kuwait

The balances that affect payroll calculation and are likely to be fed by elements created in the implementation phase are discussed here. A separate section details net pay balance due to its impact on the payment process.

Balance types predefined by Kuwait localization are listed in the Kuwait Balances Spreadsheet: Oracle_Fusion_HRMS_Kuwait_Payroll_Balances.xlsx (Doc ID 1663730.1) on My Oracle Support (MOS).

Gross Balance Type

Balance Gross Earnings collects all the gross earnings applicable for Kuwait and is fed by these primary classifications:

  • Standard Earnings

  • Supplemental Earnings

  • Taxable Benefits

All elements created at the implementation level with these primary classifications feed this balance.

Unpaid Leave Balance Type

Balance Subject to Unpaid Leave collects all the earnings that aren't due to be paid when an employee is on unpaid leave. This balance is fed by the Subject to Unpaid Leave subclassification.

This subclassification is associated by default to earnings with primary classification Standard Earnings and Information. That's why all elements created in the implementation phase with these primary classifications feed this balance.

You can use Balance Leave Without Pay to track the unpaid absences that are used in Gratuity Calculation.

Social Insurance Balance Type

Balance Subject to Social Insurance collects all the earnings that are liable to Social Insurance and fed by the Subject to Social Insurance subclassification.

This subclassification is associated by default to earnings with primary classification Standard Earnings and Information. That's why all elements created in the implementation phase with these primary classifications feed this balance.

You can use the value of this balance as contributory salary if the contributory salary isn't overridden.

You can use Balance Contributory Salary as the base in the social insurance contributions calculation. The Subject to Social Insurance balance is designed to store the earnings that make up the contributory base, but for the private sector, the base can be overridden or adjusted. If there is no override or adjustment, then the contributory salary balance is equal to the Subject to Social Insurance balance. If there is an override or adjustment, then the contributory salary balance will reflect that.