What are Deduction Types and How to Configure Them

What are Deduction Types and How to Configure Them

Deduction types are codes and names used when applying deductions on a payroll run. BerniePortal includes standard deduction types for every employer, and you can add custom deduction types (including whether each is pre-tax).

Benefit deductions from employee enrollment are applied automatically when a payroll run opens. You do not manage those benefit codes on this Settings page.

To access:
  1. Log in as an Employer or a Payroll Feature Admin.
  2. Select Payroll in the top navigation.
  3. Select Settings in the secondary navigation.
  4. Select Deduction Types in the left sidebar.
To add a custom deduction type:
  1. Confirm the deduction type is not already listed under standard or custom types.
  2. In the add row, enter a Code (placeholder Deduction code; maximum 10 characters) and a Name (placeholder Name of deduction type).
  3. Mark the Pre Tax checkbox if the deduction is pre-tax.
  4. Select Add.
To edit or remove a custom deduction type:
  1. On a custom row, open the gear menu and select Edit or Remove.
  2. If you selected Edit, update Code, Name, and/or Pre Tax in the Update Deduction Type dialog, then select Save.
Standard deduction types appear in the same list but do not show the gear menu and cannot be edited or removed.

Note: Adding or removing types will not affect any currently open payroll runs.

Standard deduction types:

These standard codes are available by default (Code — Name — Pre Tax):
  • 401K — 401K Deduction — Yes
  • 403B — 403B Deduction — Yes
  • Adv — Advance Deduction — No
  • CS1–CS6 — Child Support 1–6 — Yes
  • Garn1–Garn4 — Garnishment 1–4 — No
  • GTL — Group Term Life — No
  • Levy — Tax Levy — Yes
  • Loan — Loan Deduction — No
  • Misc — Miscellaneous Deduction — No
  • Roth — Roth 401K — No
  • Roth403B — Roth 403B Deduction — No

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