Create Element for After-Tax Deductions

In the scenario, you need to create a payroll element to hold the employee’s after-tax contribution towards the 401k catch-up plan.

1. Depending on your access privileges, start the Elements task from the My Client Groups quick actions or from the Setup and Maintenance work area.
2. Complete these fields:

   Option	Description
   Field	Value
   Legislative Data Group	Select your legislative data group
   Primary Classification	Voluntary Deductions
   Secondary Classification	Benefits After Tax

3. Click Continue. In the Basic Information page, complete these fields, leaving other fields as is.

   Option	Description
   Field	Value
   At which employment level should this element be attached?	Payroll relationship level
   Should every person eligible for the element automatically receive it?	No You want Benefits to make the element entry, not any other application.
   Can a person have more than one entry of this element in a payroll period?	No
   Earliest entry date	First standard earning date
   Latest entry date	Last standard earning date

4. Click Continue. In the Additional Details page, click Percentage deduction for the What is the calculation rule section. During benefits enrollment, you want participants to enter a percentage of their salary as the contribution, and you want to process that percentage in payroll.
5. Click Next, review the details, and submit your changes.
6. Open the element you created and create element eligibility. You don’t need to enter any criteria, but make sure that the Automatic Entry check box is deselected.