If you have employees who are required to pay child support or have a mandated wage garnishment, you can set it up in Fingercheck to be processed automatically. You simply create a deduction and payee for it, and then add these to the employee's profile. After the payroll has been processed, an agency check will be automatically generated.
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Create a deduction for child support payments
Log in to your Fingercheck account as an Administrator.
Click the SETUP tab > Payroll > Deductions.
Click Add.
A list of predefined deductions appears.
Hint: Enter child in the search box to narrow the results.
Click the Add button for Child Support.
In the pop-up window that appears, complete the fields, and click Continue.
Click OK in the confirmation pop-up windows that appear.
Click the X in the top-right corner to close the Add Deduction panel.
The new deduction code appears in your list of codes.
If you want to make changes, click the Edit icon (pencil) next to the code, and make your changes, and click Save.
For more information, see How to Create Deduction Codes.
Add a payee for child support payments
How the child support payment should be issued will impact how payee information is added in Fingercheck.
Check payments
Log in to your Fingercheck account as an Administrator.
Click the SETUP tab > Payroll > Payees.
Click Add.
Complete the fields with the payee's information. Fields marked with an asterisk are required.
Details will designate the Payee as a payment for child support.
Payee Type selection will be Child Support Agency.
Agency selection will be the exact child support agency.
Address information is the Payee address on the letter you received from the agency.
Payment information will trigger the type of payment that will be issued.
Pay Method selection will be Checking.
Click Save.
For more information, see How to Add a Payee.
Electronic payments
Log in to your Fingercheck account as an Administrator.
Click the SETUP tab > Payroll > Payees.
Click Add.
Complete the fields with the payee's information. Fields marked with an asterisk are required.
Details will designate the Payee as a payment for child support.
Payee Type selection will be Child Support Agency.
Agency selection will be the exact child support agency.
Address information is the Payee address on the letter you received from the agency.
Payment information will trigger the type of payment that will be issued.
Pay Method selection will be Direct Deposit.
Please note that selecting the Agency under details will automatically issue an electronic payment to that child support agency. Only enter the ABA and account numbers are only needed if electronic payments are issued to a third party that is not a child support agency.
Click Save.
Update an employee's profile for child support payments
From the Fingercheck Dashboard, click the EMPLOYEES tab.
Click the employee's name to open their profile.
Under Payroll, click Deductions.
Click Add.
In the pop-up window, select the Deduction Type you created for child support.
Enter an Amount or Rate.
In the example below, the employee is required to pay $300 of their wages.Scroll down to the Payee field, and select the child support payee you created.
In the Payee Reference field, enter the reference number (usually found on the letter).
Click Save.
Make child support payments
After processing payroll, you can make your child support payments by following these steps:
Log in to your Fingercheck account as an Administrator.
From the Fingercheck Dashboard, click the PAYROLL tab.
In the "Previous Payroll" section, click on "Agency Checks."
Print the check and mail it to the appropriate agency.
The breakdown of each employee's deduction and payee reference will be listed on the agency check stub.
When there are multiple deductions for the same agency, Fingercheck will consolidate them into a single check, and the breakdown will be included on the stub.
The payee's address will be printed on the envelope window for the check.
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