Processing attachments

The name of the attachment.

This column shows whether the attachment is taken as a percentage or fixed amount of the employee's wage.

This is the amount to be deducted from the employee this pay period.

If you haven't selected the Use Tables for Community Charge, Council Tax, Earning Arrestments, Fines Enforcement and Direct Earnings Attachments check box or entered a Normal Deduction Rate for all other attachments in the employee record, you should enter the amount or percentage to be deducted from the employee's net pay here.

Alternatively, return to the Employee Record and change the relevant settings within the Attachment window.

Note: This may not always be the amount that is deducted from the employee, for example, where a Protected Earnings figure prevents it. If this happens, depending on the type of attachment, the amount that could not be deducted can be carried forward into the next pay period.

If an attachment is subject to an administration fee, the amount deducted appears. The administration fee is only deducted once for each attachment type.

This is the amount of the employee's net pay value that is subject to the Attachment of Earnings deduction.

This is the actual attachment amount deducted, taking into consideration any protected earnings.

If you can't deduct the whole attachment amount required for the current pay period, for example if the employee's earnings are lower than usual and they have protected earnings, the value to be carried forward appears here.

Attachment amounts can only be carried forward for the following attachment:

• 1971 Priority
• Child Support
• DEO
• Fines Enforcement

Shows any protected earnings to be carried forward to the next pay period. This can occur if the employee doesn't earn enough money to reach their protected earnings level.

Protected earnings can only be carried forward for the following attachments:

• 1971 Priority
• DEO
• Fines Enforcement

If the employee has more than one attachment, you can set a priority to determine the order in which the attachments are deducted. 1 is the highest priority and is deducted first.

Enter the amount that is normally deducted. If you don't enter an amount, it has to be entered each time you pay the employee, using the Enter Payments option.

Note: Normal Deduction Rate only applies to 1971 Priority, Child Support, 1971 Non Priority, DEO, ISDN, CAO and CMA attachments.

Enter the amount set aside as protected earnings. To ensure an employee has enough income, the court may set a protected earnings amount.

Note: Protected Earnings do not apply to Pre 92 CCAEO, CTAEO, Post 92 CCAEO, Earnings Arrestment, Earnings Arrest (2006), CMA or CAO attachments.

This is the full amount that must be paid by the employee as detailed on the court order. This is carried over at year end, so you can always see the original attachment amount.

Note: Not all orders specify a total amount to be deducted. In these cases you should leave this box empty and make the deductions until the issuing authority tells you to stop.

Enter the date provided on the order sent to you by the issuing authority. The date entered determines how CCAEO, CTAEO and Earnings Arrestments deductions calculate when the Use Tables check box is selected.

For information purposes, you can enter a reference of the order.

If you've received confirmation from the issuing authority that the order has been paid, enter an end date to stop any further payments.