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Set up voluntary deductions in QuickBooks Online Core Payroll
by Intuit• Updated 3 months ago
QuickBooks Online Payroll Core supports two types of deductions: after-tax deductions and loan repayments.
Add a deduction item
When you add a deduction item for one employee, it becomes available as an option when you add a deduction for other employees.
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- Go to Payroll and select Employees (Take me there).
- Select your employee.
- Next to Workplace pension, loan & other deductions, select Edit.
- Select + Add deduction/contribution.
- Select an existing Deduction/contribution. Or, to add a new deduction:
- From Deductions and contribution, select + Add deduction/contribution.
- Select an appropriate option from Deduction/contribution type.
- Select an appropriate option from Type.
- Add a Description. This is the deduction or plan name, which will show on payslips.
- In the Employee deduction section, select either Flat amount or Percent of gross pay. This is how your deduction is calculated.
- Select Save.
- Select Done.
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