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Year-end FAQs for: Cloud Desktop

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Other Attachment of Earnings

Other Attachment Order

  

To create a customised Attachment Order go to Payroll > Double click Employee

 

1)  Select employee to apply the Other Attachment Order to
      Go to Payslips>, then double click on the employees name for whom you have received the order for.

 

2)  Deductions
      Under deductions click the Add button

 

3)  Attachment of Earnings Order
      From the dropdown, select Attachment Orders

 

4)  Add Attachment Order
      Click Add attachment Order, and from the dropdown select Other Attachment Order.

 

 

SETTING UP THE CUSTOMISED ATTACHMENT ORDER

 

 TYPE AND DATES

  • Description
    Enter a description for the Other Attachment Order.
  • Reference
    Enter the reference number, you will find this on the letter telling you to apply the Maintenance Attachment for the employee.

 

 

DATES

  •  Date to apply from
    The date to apply the Maintenance Attachment from.
  • Date to stop
    The Maintenance Attachment should only be stopped once the full amount of the order has been paid, Or if you received notification from the Courts to stop the AOE.

 

 

AMOUNTS AND STATUS

To access this screen, click the Amounts and Status tab.

  •  Priority
    Tick the box provided if this other attachment is a priority order.
  • Weekly/ Monthly amount
    Enter the weekly/ monthly amount to be deducted. This will be shown as the NDR (Normal Deduction Rate) on the order from the courts.
  • Protected Earnings
    The order will also state what the PER (Protected Earnings Rate) are for the employee, Enter the PER in the box provided.
  • Total amount to be paid
    The order will show what the total amount to be paid is. Enter in the box provided.
  • Admin Charge
    You the employer can deduct £1 as an administration charge for deducting the attachment.

 

 

STATUS

  • Attachment shortfall at start
    If the employee has already paid some of the attachment (i.e. in another or previous employment) enter the amount here.
  • Earnings shortfall at start
    Enter Earnings shortfall at start of the other attachment of earnings.
  • Cumulative amount paid in this employment
    If the employee has already paid part or you have done a mid-year set up, enter the amount already paid here.

 

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