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The following provides information on the Attributes available for selection when creating new components, and a brief description of each.


Benefits

Leave Rates

Amounts included in the ADP Qualifying Earnings column in the Historic Leave Earning Screen, and is included in the 52 week ADP rate calculation where relevant daily pay cannot be determined.
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Note

Available attributes will change depending on which type of Allowance is selected to be created.

Tax

Attribute
Description

Additional Payment

For allowance allowances subject to additional tax

Lump Sum D Payment

For allowance allowances subject to Lump Sum D tax

Lump Sum E Payment

For allowance allowances subject to Lump Sum E tax

Non Taxable

For allowances not subject to tax

Return to Work Payment

For allowances subject to return to work tax

Taxable

For allowances subject to normal tax

Leave Rates

Attribute
Description

Liable for Extra Payment (Long Service Leave Purposes)

Earnings contribute to Long Service Leave payment average bonus section

Cost Reporting

Attribute
Description

Allowances

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear as Allowances column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Costing Other Payment

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Other Payments column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Leave Pay

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Other Leave column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Ordinary Pay

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Ordinary Earnings column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Overtime Pay

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Overtime Earnings column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

New Allowances

Attribute
Description

Never Suppress Allowance

Allowances marked with this attribute will never be suppressed in a pay packet, even if there are no Ordinary Earnings.

Attribute
Description

Average Daily Pay Earnings

Holiday Earnings

Amounts included in the Annual Leave Qualifying Earnings column in the Historic Leave Earning Screen, and contributes to the 52 week Annual Leave calculation.

Ordinary Pay Rate Earnings

Value of regular additional allowances that should be included in the calculation of the Annual Leave Liability OWP rate.

Ordinary Weekly Pay Earnings

Included in the 4 week Annual Leave rate calculation where the Ordinary Weekly Pay cannot be determined.

Specified Hours

Attribute
Description

Actual Ordinary Hours

Used by service allowances to get the amount of specified hours.
Used by allowances where the payment is based on actual hours worked - excludes leave and overtime

Actual Overtime Hours

Used by service allowances to get the amount of specified hours.
Included in "Overtime Hours" on the Pay Packet Summary

Extended Leave Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any leave hours taken in the pay packet.
Included by allowances based on leave taken.

Extended Overtime Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include the extended overtime hours taken in the pay packet. For example, if overtime is paid at a factor of 1.5 and 8 hours of overtime was paid out, the extended hours = 12.
Included by allowances where the payment is based on extended overtime hours worked.

Holiday Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any annual leave hours taken in the pay packet.
Used by allowances where the payment includes annual leave hours paid.

Leave Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any leave hours taken in the pay packet.
Used by allowances where the payment includes leave hours paid (excluding annual and sick leave hours).

Ordinary Hours

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include these hours in the calculation.

Overtime Hours

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include these hours in the calculation.

Sick Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any sick hours taken in the pay packet.
used by allowances where the payment includes sick leave hours paid.

Unpaid Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any unpaid leave hours taken in the pay packet.

Tax

Attribute
Description

Extra Pay

Lump sum payment subject to Extra Pay tax rates

Non-Taxable

Allowance not liable for tax

Taxable

Earnings subject to standard PAYE tax calculations

Other

Attribute
Description

Alt Rate 1Rates

Allowances marked with this attribute will be paid at the Alt Pay Rate 1 rate.

Alt Rate 2

Allowances marked with this attribute will be paid at the Alt Pay Rate 2 rate.Rates

Basic Pay Rate

Allowances marked with this attribute will be paid at the employee's Basic Hourly Rate.

Liable for KiwiSaver

The total value of all payments and allowances marked with this attribute is used to calculate KiwiSaver deductions & contributions.

QES Ordinary Earnings

Allowances marked with this attribute will be included in Quarterly Employment Survey Report for Ordinary Earnings columns.

Superable Allowance

Allowances marked with this attribute will be included in the calculation of the percentage of earnings benefit or deduction components and is relevant where the option is Fixed Plus Superable Allowances.Bonuses and Commissions

To indicate that the amount should be reported under bonuses and commissions for STP2

Director Fees Payment

To indicate that the amount should be reported under Directors Fees

Liable for Payroll Tax

Earnings are subject to and included in payroll tax calculations

Liable for Workers Compensation

Earnings are subject to and included in workers compensation premium calculations

Normal Payment

Deems if a payment is considered normal or regular pay

Parental Leave Payment

Allowance is deemed a form of parental leave payment

Superable Earnings

The total value of all payments and allowances marked with this attribute is used to calculate the percentage of earnings deductions & contributions.

Min Hol Rate

Used to calculate the rates at which to pay service allowances. For some leave payment types, also used as the rate to pay that leave at. (Basic Hourly Rate option chose and min hol rate > basic pay rate).

Value at Period End

Uses only the value at the period end date where the payment is split. An example of a split is a rate change mid period.

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Pay Packet

Attribute
Description

Assessable Foreign Income

Income that will have tax paid on it overseas

Component Roles

Attribute
Description

Include for Back Pay Timesheet Import

Component will be included in the list for importing back pay values into a pay run

BizPayPayDetailViewComponent

Indicated if the components can be added from BizPay's pay packet details view

Reduces Hours on Leave

Used to automatically reduce ordinary hours for timesheet employees on a restricted work pattern when a leave request is applied

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Cost Reporting

Attribute
Description

Employer Contribution

Indicates if the benefits contributes to the employer contribution

Fringe Benefit

Use to capture a fringe benefit amount

Other

Attribute
Description

Liable for Payroll Tax

Earnings are subject to and included in payroll tax calculations

Super Contribution to Aggregate

To be included in Aggregation calculation, including employer contribution and employee contribution

Xero Super

Gross company super contributions for Xero reporting

Xero Super Liability

Any super liablity from the gross payment for Xero reporting

Blank Attribute

Blank attribute to create empty attribute searches

Defined Benefit OTE

Earnings that contribute towards superannuation defined benefit

Payment

All payments

Super in Current Pay Packet

Amount of superannuation already in current pay packet

Superable Earnings

To be included in Company and Employee Super Percentage Calculations

Component Roles

direct credit to an external provider.Paid by bulk Creates a component with the Jacques Martin Interface fields.
Attribute
Description

Direct Credit

Paid by individual

Bulk Crediting

direct credit to an external provider.

Superannuation

Creates a component with the superannuation interface fields.

Mercer Interface

Creates a component with the Mercer Interface fields.

Jacques Martin Interface

Include for Back Pay Timesheet Import

Component will be included in the list for importing back pay values into a pay run

BizPayPayDetailViewComponent

Indicated if the components can be added from BizPay's pay packet details view

Tax

Attribute
Description

Gross taxable Payments Including W H Payments

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the contribution based on the total value

Superable Earnings

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the contribution based on the total value.
To be included in Company and Employee Super Percentage calculations

Attribute
Description

0% ESCT Rate

Used predominantly for non-super benefits - benefits which have an ESCT rate of 0%

Other

Taxable

For benefits subject to normal tax

Exempt Reportable Fringe Benefit

Exempt reportable fringe benefit

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the deduction based on the total hours
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Note

Available attributes will change depending on which type of Deduction is selected to be created.

Component Roles

Attribute
Description

Direct Credit

Paid by individual direct credit to an external provider.

Bulk Crediting

Paid by bulk direct credit to an external provider.

GSF Debt

Creates a component with GSF interface fields.

GSF Deduction

Creates a component with GSF interface fields.

Superannuation

Creates a component with the ASB superannuation interface fields.

Superannuation - Voluntary

Creates a component with the ASB voluntary superannuation interface fields.

Mercer Interface

Creates a component with the Mercer Interface fields.

Jacques Martin Interface

Creates a component with the Jacques Martin Interface fields.

Exclude from Expanded Gross Pay Variance Report

Use this attribute to exclude components from the expanded gross pay variance report

Cost Reporting

Attribute
Description

Ordinary Pay

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the deduction based on the total value.

Net Pay

Attribute
Description

Cash

Included as "Cash" on the Co Controls, Payslip and Payroll Register and will not appear as a deduction.

Cheque

Included as "Cheque" on the Co Controls, Payslip and Payroll Register and will not appear as a deduction.

Direct Credit

Included as "Direct Credit" on the Co Controls, Payslip and Payroll Register and will not appear as a deduction.

Net Disposable Pay

Included in the "Net Pay" column of the Summary Pay Register.

Specified Hours

Attribute
Description

Ordinary Hours

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the deduction based on the total hours.

Overtime Hours

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Tax

Attribute
Description

Non Taxable

The amount is to be taken before tax.

Taxable

The amount is to be taken after tax.

Other

Attribute
Description

Payroll Giving

Payroll Giving Deduction

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ACC Levies

Attribute
Description

Liable for ACC Levy

The value of all payments with this attribute are included in the Liable Earnings in the ACC Premium reports and are liable for Company ACC Levy.

Liable for EP

The value of all payments with this attribute are used to calculate the Earner Premium in the PAYE component (Subject to Employee ACC Earner Levy).

Component Roles

Attribute
Description

Regular Payment

Stops a full payment in the last future pay packet where leave is paid 'All In Advance'.
This is only used for Ordinary Hours Pay - do not select.

Entitlement Allocator

Used for components that are used for crediting leave entitlements.
Use only for Public Holiday Worked components.

Take Leave

Used for components that are used for Taking Leave.

Foreign Income Tax

The amount of tax paid on foreign income

Liable for PAYG Variation

PAYG amount which is liable for PAYG variation

Normal Foreign Tax Contribution

Normal foreign tax contribution to reduce PAYG

PAYG

Contributes to or is considered PAYG

Varying PAYG Withholding

Varies PAYG withholding for one-off payroll donations

Workplace Giving

Regular payroll donations

Other

Attribute
Description

Additional Foreign Tax Contribution

Additional foreign tax contribution to be subtracted from additional payg

Foreign Payment Report

Value should be included in the foreign payment summary and excluded from the individual payment summary

Reduce Liable Earnings

Reduce the amount of liable earnings that payroll tax is calculated on

Xero Deduction

Any deduction from the gross payment for Xero reporting

Pay Packet

Attribute
Description

Not Reduce Gross Payments

Prevents from reducing gross payments

Reduces Superable Earnings

Reduces the amount of superable earnings that SG is calculated on. Does not affect monthly minimum for superable earnings.

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Tax

Attribute
Description

Additional Payment

For payments subject to additional tax

Lump Sum D Payment

For payments subject to Lump Sum D tax

Lump Sum E Payment

For payments subject to Lump Sum E tax

Non Taxable

For payments not subject to tax

Return to Work Payment

For payments subject to return to work tax

Taxable

For payments subject to normal tax

Cost Reporting

Attribute
Description
Leave Pay

Allowances

Allowances

Payments marked with this attribute will appear

in the Other Leave Allowances

as Allowances column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Ordinary Pay

Costing Other Payment

Payments marked with this attribute will appear in the

Ordinary Earnings

Other Payments column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Overtime

Leave Pay

Allowances

Payments marked with this attribute will appear in the

Overtime Earnings

Other Leave column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Project Hours

Solely used by payments where the hours need to reported in the GL. Payments are always zero.

Leave Rates

Attribute
Description

Average Daily Pay Earnings

Amounts included in the ADP Qualifying Earnings column in the Historic Leave Earning Screen, and is included in the 52 week ADP rate calculation where relevant daily pay cannot be determined.

Holiday Earnings

Amounts included in the Annual Leave Qualifying Earnings column in the Historic Leave Earning Screen, and contributes to the 52 week Annual Leave calculation.

Ordinary Pay Rate Earnings

Value of regular additional allowances that should be included in the calculation of the Annual Leave Liability OWP rate.

Ordinary Weekly Pay Earnings

Included in the 4 week Annual Leave rate calculation where the Ordinary Weekly Pay cannot be determined.

Ordinary Pay

Payments marked with this attribute will appear in the Ordinary Earnings column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Overtime Pay

Payments marked with this attribute will appear in the Overtime Earnings column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Specified Hours

Attribute
Description

Extra Pay

Earnings subject to Extra Pay tax rates.

Taxable

The payment is subject to tax.

Attribute
Description

Actual Ordinary Hours

Used by service allowances to get the amount of specified hours.
Used by allowances where the payment is based on actual hours worked - excludes leave and overtime

Actual Overtime Hours

Used by service allowances to get the amount of specified hours.
Included in "Overtime Hours" on the Pay Packet Summary

Extended Overtime Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include the extended overtime hours taken in the pay packet. For example, if overtime is paid at a factor of 1.5 and 8 hours of overtime was paid out, the extended hours = 12.
Included by allowances where the payment is based on extended overtime hours worked.

Ordinary Hours

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include these hours in the calculation.

Overtime Hours

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include these hours in the calculation.

Tax

T1.0

Use for normal overtime payments

T1.5

Use for time and a half payments

T2.5

Use for double time and a half payments

Other

Attribute
Description

Alt

Rate XSelect where the Alternative Pay Rate X for the employee is to be used instead of Liable for KiwiSaver

Rates

Allowances marked with this attribute will be paid at the Alt Pay Rates

Basic Pay Rate

Allowances marked with this attribute will be paid at the employee's Basic Hourly Rate.

Elapsed Ordinary Hours

Used to calculate the proportion of time on leave, which is a comparison between the hours of leave taken and the hours normally worked. The Proportional Accrual also uses these hours to calculate the accrual.

Bonuses and Commissions

To indicate that the amount should be reported under bonuses and commissions for STP2

Director Fees Payment

To indicate that the amount should be reported under Directors Fees

Liable for Payroll Tax

Earnings are subject to and included in payroll tax calculations

Liable for Workers Compensation

Earnings are subject to and included in workers compensation premium calculations

Normal Payment

Deems if a payment is considered normal or regular pay

Parental Leave Payment

Allowance is deemed a form of parental leave payment

Superable Earnings

The total value of all payments and allowances marked with this attribute is used to calculate

KiwiSaver

Superable Earnings

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include this payment in the calculation when working out the amount of contribution.

the percentage of earnings deductions & contributions.

Normal Payment

Used for allowance suppression. If any payments with this attribute are in a pay packet, an allowance will not be suppressed.

QES Ordinary Earnings

Used to mark any component that will be in QES Report for Ordinary earnings columns.

Rates Paid

Used by reporting to identify actual rates that were paid

Reduces Public Holiday

Reduces Public Holiday

T2.0

Use for double time payments

Component Roles

Attribute
Description

Include for Back Pay Timesheet Import

Component will be included in the list for importing back pay values into a pay run

BizPayPayDetailViewComponent

Indicated if the components can be added from BizPay's pay packet details view

Reduces Hours on Leave

Used to automatically reduce ordinary hours for timesheet employees on a restricted work pattern when a leave request is applied