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I have an employee who has an active garnishment order. She is owed non-payroll funds. How can I withhold the garnishment from funds that aren't paid through payroll, and still reduce the liability I have set up in payroll liabilities?
I think that by definition a wage garnishment only applies to wages.
I wish. The order states 'all credits or other personal property in your possession or under your control.'
It's nice to see you here again, @Elisha78,
Allow me to step in for a moment and share additional information on how to account the garnishment for non-payroll funds in QuickBooks.
There are a few steps you need to do to record this. Let me show you how:
Step 1: Set up and Addition item for the Non-Payroll Fund.
Step 2: Create the garnishment item.
Step 3: Add the items in the paycheck.
I've attached here a related article to guide you with the steps: Set up a payroll garnishment item
That should get you pointed in the right direction. Let me know what else I can do to help you succeed today. I'll be right here to help. Have a good one!
I've already created the payroll item for the garnishment, what I need help with is paying a check for non-payroll monies owed, but I need to withhold a portion of the those funds to resolve the payroll liability.
Thanks for letting us know the steps you've tried, Elisha78.
Let me chime in this conversation to help you write a check for the non-payroll amount.
You can create a check that includes two lines. The first line should be for the non-payroll money to be paid for the employee. Then, the second line would be for the garnishment with a negative amount. This will post liability for the garnishment that you can use to pay but not through the Pay Liabilities tab.
Here's how:
For more details about writing a check, please refer to this article: Create, modify, and print checks.
That information should get you back in order. I'd appreciate if you can update me on how it goes, so I can help if there's anything else you need. I'm cheering you to continued prosperity.
I have to print 2 different Garnishment checks but it shows on total amount on garnishments liability when I hit pay so how I separate them and print 2 different Garnishment checks?
Hello, @bahuni.
Let me help share information about printing garnishment in QuickBooks Desktop.
If the garnishment check has the same pay period, we're unable to print them one-by-one. It's because the garnishment check will base on the liability date and will show the total amount when you hit the liability payment.
However, if you're paying your liabilities through Create Custom Payments, you can set your own date range and allows you to pay and print in a single check.
Here's how:
For additional information about the process, consider checking out this article and proceed to the How to create an unscheduled or custom liability check section: Set up and pay scheduled or custom (unscheduled) liabilities.
You can check out this article on how to print checks: Create, modify, and print checks. It also provides steps on how to delete or void and memorizing check in QuickBooks.
I'll also add this article future reference: How to use QuickBooks to pay payroll taxes and other liabilities.
You can always reach out to me directly by adding a comment below if you have any other payroll and garnishment concerns and if you're referring to something else. Take care always.
Thank you so much.
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