Manual / Extra Tax

In normal operation, the automatic tax function will calculate withholding tax for an employee.
This section is used to make manual contributions, to override automatic tax, or to deduct additional tax contributions at the request of the employee.

Viewing or Editing Manual or Extra Tax:

1. Select the Manual/Extra tax node for the employee.
   The Employees Manual / Extra Tax Details screen will open.
   
2. View or edit the following fields as necessary:

Field	Explanation
Pay Items	Select the required tax deduction from the drop-down list. It will usually be either: X01 - Manual Tax $ based should be selected if you are overriding the automatic tax calculation. X02 - Additional Tax $ based should be selected if you are making a contribution in addition to their standard tax contribution, for example in anticipation of a tax debt.
Hrs/Unit	Enter the number of hours or units to be paid.
Uom	Unit of measurement for this item is auto populated from the Pay Items file and cannot be changed.
Rate	The dollar rate to be deducted for each unit.
Factor	The factor is a multiplication which is applied to the taxation item to calculate any weighting. This is auto populated from the Pay Items file and cannot be changed.
Amount	This will be calculated automatically - HrsUnit x Rate
Memo	To record any notes relating to this deduction, click the ellipses button. Enter the required memo and then select Print on Payslip if you want the memo to print on a payslip, otherwise it will show only on reports.

3. Once you have made all of the required changes, click Apply.
   The changes will be saved and calculated.
   
   

If the Manual / Extra tax screen has no pay items and you want to add a once off deduction, click anywhere in the blank screen on the right to create a new line.