How to assign a deduction, bonus or benefit to an employee

Sometimes you may need to add additional payments or deductions to your employee's pay. In this article we'll review how to assign a deduction, bonus or benefit to an employee.

  1. On the left-side menu, click Payroll > Employees.
  2. Find the employee you want to update and click the pen icon.
  3. Click Benefits & Deductions.
  4. Select Add to pay or Deduct from pay in the top right corner. 
  5. Add provides a list of benefits and allowances. Deduct provides a list of before-tax and after-tax deductions. Select one from the list.

    Learn about the types of benefits and deductions only available in your business’ country in [Canada] Types of payroll benefits and deductions or [US] Types of payroll benefits and deductions.

  6. Enter text in the Pay stub label field to provide a note.
  7. Enter the dollar amount.
  8. Select a frequency in the Occurs field.
  9. Click Save and the addition or deduction will appear on your employee's next approved pay.

Deduction amounts must be deposited to applicable accounts outside of Wave.

 

The Benefits & Deductions page displays all active and expired benefits and deductions so you can see everything in one place.

To review the benefits and deductions included on previous payrolls: on the left-side menu, click Reports, then select the Payroll Benefits and Deductions Report.