1. Implementing Payroll for the United States
  2. How do I set up proration rules for US support orders?

How do I set up proration rules for US support orders?

You can use proration calculation values on an employee's Involuntary Deductions card to set up proration.

Along with the proration hierarchy, these calculation values help to enforce the applicable state's proration rules. For the payroll process to properly calculate support values, the total of the proration values you enter must equal the total withholding amount. If you don't enter proration values, the payroll process continues to calculate proration using the total withholding amount.

Here's some areas of consideration for proration.

  • What are the default proration rules for US support orders?

  • What proration rules do electronic income withholding orders use?

  • What are the support order proration calculation values?

What are the support order proration calculation values?

These overrides apply to specific fields on the IWO form. The US Department of Health and Human Services provides complete info on this form, including instructions, samples, and a form you can download. For further info, see their Administration for Children and Families website.

Note:

If these overrides aren't available, you must upgrade your element. For further info, see How do I upgrade US involuntary deduction elements?

Override

What it does

Proration Child Support Arrears Amount

Amount of arrears for the child support.

Note:

For support orders, this value appears on field 6a of the IWO form.

Proration Child Support Current Amount

Amount of the current support for the child support.

Note:

For support orders, this value appears on field 5a of the IWO form.

Proration Medical Support Arrears Amount

Amount of the arrears medical support for the child support.

Note:

For support orders, this value appears on field 8a of the IWO form.

Proration Medical Support Current Amount

Amount of the current medical support for the child support.

Note:

For support orders, this value appears on field 7a of the IWO form.

Proration Spousal Support Arrears Amount

Amount of arrears for the spousal support. This override can be used for alimony amounts if needed.

Note:

For support orders, this value appears on field 10a of the IWO form.

Proration Spousal Support Current Amount

Amount of the current support for the spousal support. This override can be used for alimony amounts if needed.

Note:

For support orders, this value appears on field 9a of the IWO form.

Proration Other Amount

Amount of any other miscellaneous items for the child support.

Note:

For support orders, this value appears on field 11a of the IWO form.

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