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Maximum Arrears Payback Procedures
and Form Completion Instruction
- The Maximum Arrears Payback is used to split an existing arrearage so that
the collection is made over several pay periods. If the existing arrearage
is to be collected in full, you do not need to complete a Maximum Arrears
Payback; the SHARP system will take the full amount in
the next paycheck.
- The SHARP system will deduct either the amount of
the Maximum Arrears Payback or the total amount of the arrearage whichever
is less.
- Once a Maximum Arrears Payback is set up for a specific code for a
specific employee, that Maximum amount will remain in place until removed by
the agency. Therefore, it becomes necessary for the agency to monitor the
arrearage balance and delete the Maximum Arrears Payback after the full
amount of the arrearage is collected.
- The DA-179, Maximum Arrears Payback,
and the corresponding page in
SHARP are not to be used to establish an arrearage.
The arrearage should be set up using the off-cycle Adjustment Process for ADJUST or
the on-cycle process for ADVNCE.
- Currently all arrearages are set up using the ADVNCE or ADJUST deduction
codes. These are the only codes that should be used in SHARP
and on the DA-179, Maximum Arrears Payback.
- An employee can have an arrearage
balance under both the ADVNCE and the ADJUST arrearage codes. If a certain
amount needs to be collected on each code, you will need to set up a Maximum
Arrears Payback amount for each code. If a payback amount is set up for only
one of the codes, the system will attempt to collect all of one arrearage
balance and the maximum payback amount on the other.
Procedures for Maximum Arrears Payback
- Agency determines an arrearage exists for an employee. The best source of
information is the PAY007, Deductions in Arrears, which lists all employees
with an arrearage balance for that agency. This report will also list the
deduction code or codes under which the arrearage is set up. Agencies can
also find arrearage balances on-line in Payroll for North America>Periodic Payroll Events USA>Balance Reviews>Arrears, which will show a balance for a
particular employee only.
- If the arrearage payback is to be made over several pay periods, determine the
amount to be collected each pay period using one of the following methods.
- Divide the arrearage amount by the number of pay periods over which
the arrearage collection is to take place.
- Determine a flat dollar amount to be collected each pay period. This
amount should be agreed upon by both the agency and the employee.
- Go to Payroll for North America>Employee Pay Data>Deductions>Override General Deductions.
- Enter the Employee ID number and click on Search.
- Enter the Deduction code, either ADVNCE or ADJUST.
- Click on the small box next to the words "Maximum Arrears
Payback" on the right side of the page.
- Enter the amount to be collected from each paycheck in the box next to the
words "Maximum Payback Amount".
- DO NOT click off the boxes marked "First Pay Period",
"Second Pay Period", and "Third Pay Period". These refer
to the number of paychecks in any given month.
- If another Maximum Arrears Payback amount is needed for the other
arrearage code, either ADJUST or ADVNCE, click on the Add Row button (+) and
repeat steps 5 through 8.
- Save the page.
- The Maximum Arrears Payback can be entered any time up until Final Pay
Calculation to affect a paycheck.
- If the Maximum Arrears Paycheck is entered after the first payroll
calculation, you must go to the time sheet and click off and on the OK to
Process? Box in order for SHARP to pick up the new
schedule.
- You will need to check the next on-cycle PAY002, Paycheck Register Report,
to verify that the deduction is being taken as entered in the Maximum Arrears
Payback page.
Form Completion Instructions - For Agency Use Only
- Dept ID - Enter the 10-digit department ID where the employee works.
- Employee ID - Enter the employee's 11-character ID number.
- Emp Rcd # - Enter the employee's one digit record number.
- Employee Name - Enter the employee's name as it exists in
SHARP.
GENERAL DEDUCTION OVERRIDE - Complete this section if the arrearage was created
through an adjustment process or the advance earnings process.
- Deduction Code - Enter the deduction code of the arrearage, either
"ADJUST" or "ADVNCE".
- The correct code can be found either on the PAY007, Deductions in
Arrears Report, or on-line in Payroll for North America>Periodic Payroll Events USA>Balance Reviews>Arrears.
- If a Maximum Arrears Payback is needed for both and ADVNCE and ADJUST,
complete two forms, one for each code.
- Maximum Arrears Payback - Check the small box
- Amount to be collected per pay period - enter the amount to be collected
on each paycheck. The amount to enter is the collection amount and
not the total arrearage amount. To determine the amount to enter,
see step 2 above.
- Sign and date the form and file in the agency's payroll documentation file.
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