How do I set up a National Medical Support garnishment for my employee?

I'm here to help you set up up a garnishment for your employee, pwilson.

Before proceeding, I've listed a few things to remember:

• If the garnishment varies per paycheck, you can set the amount to zero. You can update the garnishment amount by editing the paycheck once you run payroll
• You can only add two garnishments per employee
• If an employee has three or more garnishments, the rest can be added as other after-tax deduction

Here's how to add garnishment:

1. Go to the Payroll menu and then select Employees.
2. Choose the employee's name, then click to open.
3. Beside Does [emploee's name] have any deductions?, click add deductions.
4. On the drop-down, select Garnishment and Garnishment Type.
5. Enter the description, amount requested, and the maximum percent of disposable income.
6. Select OK.

To learn more about the garnishment type, please see this article: Setting up a Wage Garnishment.

Additionally, I've added an article that will help you manage retirement plan deductions and contributions in QuickBooks: Retirement Plan Deductions/Contributions.

In case you'll need assistance in dealing with payroll tasks, don't hesitate to get back on this thread. We're always here to help you.

Will this set up be pre-tax?  The reason I ask is because the garnishment is for Medical Support (Health Insurance for a child) and it is allowed to be pre-tax in the state.

Let's make sure to set up a Medical Support garnishment as pre-tax, pwilson.

You can follow the steps below on how to set this up:

1. Go to the Payroll menu, then Employees.
2. Choose employee's name.
3. Click the Edit icon (next to Pay).
4. In section 5, select + Add a new deduction.
5. Select Health Insurance from the Deductions/contributions ▼ drop-down menu and Medical Insurance for the Type.
6. Choose $ amount or % of gross pay and enter the $ amount or percentage from the Amount per pay period ▼drop-down.
7. Do the same for the Company-paid contribution if applicable.
8. Click OK, and Done.

For additional information, you can read these articles: 

•  Section 125 cafeteria plans
•  Setting up a Wage Garnishment

After you run payroll, there are several reports that you use to view useful information about your business and employees. 

If there's anything that you need help with payroll, let me know so I can get back to you.

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@CharleneMaeF  MyGroundBiz wrote:

I'm here to help you set up up a garnishment for your employee, pwilson.

 

Before proceeding, I've listed a few things to remember:

 

• If the garnishment varies per paycheck, you can set the amount to zero. You can update the garnishment amount by editing the paycheck once you run payroll
• You can only add two garnishments per employee
• If an employee has three or more garnishments, the rest can be added as other after-tax deduction

 

Here's how to add garnishment:

 

1. Go to the Payroll menu and then select Employees.
2. Choose the employee's name, then click to open.
3. Beside Does [emploee's name] have any deductions?, click add deductions.
4. On the drop-down, select Garnishment and Garnishment Type.
5. Enter the description, amount requested, and the maximum percent of disposable income.
6. Select OK.

To learn more about the garnishment type, please see this article: Setting up a Wage Garnishment.

 

Additionally, I've added an article that will help you manage retirement plan deductions and contributions in QuickBooks: Retirement Plan Deductions/Contributions.

 

In case you'll need assistance in dealing with payroll tasks, don't hesitate to get back on this thread. We're always here to help you.

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@myloweslife @ wrote:

I'm here to help you set up up a garnishment for your employee, pwilson.

 

Before proceeding, I've listed a few things to remember:

 

• If the garnishment varies per paycheck, you can set the amount to zero. You can update the garnishment amount by editing the paycheck once you run payroll
• You can only add two garnishments per employee
• If an employee has three or more garnishments, the rest can be added as other after-tax deduction

 

Here's how to add garnishment:

 

1. Go to the Payroll menu and then select Employees.
2. Choose the employee's name, then click to open.
3. Beside Does [emploee's name] have any deductions?, click add deductions.
4. On the drop-down, select Garnishment and Garnishment Type.
5. Enter the description, amount requested, and the maximum percent of disposable income.
6. Select OK.

To learn more about the garnishment type, please see this article: Setting up a Wage Garnishment.

 

Additionally, I've added an article that will help you manage retirement plan deductions and contributions in QuickBooks: Retirement Plan Deductions/Contributions.

 

In case you'll need assistance in dealing with payroll tasks, don't hesitate to get back on this thread. We're always here to help you.

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Medical support is a form of child support that provides either cash medical support or health insurance. Cash medical support is ordered on the Income Withholding Order for Support (IWO) order/notice. Child support agencies send a National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) to the employer to order health insurance coverage for an employee’s child(ren).

Child support agencies send a National Medical Support Notice (NMSN)  to the employer to order health insurance coverage for an employee’s child(ren) [link removed]