Add a garnishment — QuickBooks Online Payroll
To add a garnishment that is deducted from an employee's disposable income, follow these steps:
- Go to Workers or Payroll menu, then Employees.
- Choose employee's name.
- Select edit ✎ beside Pay.
- Choose edit ✎ to add a deduction.
- On the drop-down, select Garnishment and Garnishment Type.
- Enter the description, amount requested and the maximum percent of disposable income.
Field What to enter | Description | This description appears on reports and pay stubs. It's a good idea to enter both the employee and agency names so that you can easily recognize which agency is owed the garnishment. |
| Amount Requested | Applies to Child/Spousal Support orders only. If allowed by the order, include any administrative fee you add. This is the amount that will be deducted per paycheck. Note that this amount may be lessened once disposible earnings is calculated. |
| Maximum % of disposable income | Applies to Child/Spousal Support orders only. The corresponding language in the order is "The total withheld amount, including your fee, cannot exceed __ % of the employee's/obligor's aggregate disposable weekly earnings. |
| Amount Exempt | Applies to Federal Tax Levy orders only. Enter the amount that appears in the table included in the order. |
| Total Amount Owed | Applies to Other Garnishment type only. Enter the total amount owed from the order. The garnishment will automatically stop when the employee's total amount garnished reaches this amount. (Note that the garnishment can extend across multiple years.) |
| Amount per period | Applies to Other Garnishment type only. Select whether the amount to be garnished is a percentage of gross pay or a fixed dollar amount. Enter the amount as shown on the order. |
| Alternate Garnishment Cap | Applies to Other Garnishment type only. Look for a withholding limit or cap on the order. This cap must include any administrative fee you add. The total amount withheld for the garnishment cannot exceed this cap. |
- Select OK.
