Issue/Symptom/Question

We need to increase an employee's net pay without affecting gross pay or any tax types.

Environment

Master Deduction Screen
Payroll> Setup> Deductions, Reimbursements and Other Compensations> Master Deductions screen

Manual Check screen
Payroll> Exception Checks> Manual Checks screen

Resolution/Fix/Answer

Please confirm the results of this transaction in a test db before performing the below steps in PROD. Payroll adjustments are subject to numerous variables and are not guaranteed to have the same affect for every PENTA user. It is crucial that these steps are ran in TEST even if that means TEST needs to be refreshed. Penta is not responsible for any adjustments done in Production if they have not first been performed in an up to date TEST environment. 

Step 1: 

Create a master deduction- Master Deduction screen

• Navigate to the Taxable/Non Taxable tab of the Master Deduction screen
• Set the "As a default, deduct (B)efore or (A)fter taxes are calculate (B/A)?" screen to "A"
• Make sure there are no entries in the "Federal Exceptions", "State/Province Exceptions", or "Local Exceptions" boxes

Step 2: 

Perform the adjustment - Manual Check Screen
Note: The pictures in this step indicate a net pay adjustment of $1000

On the Document Tab

• The check # should be 0
• The Check Date should be the desired date which the adjustment affects
• Net Pay should be the amount of the adjustment

Distribution Tab

• Set the work date equal to the check date
• Enter the desired OU & Account 
• Leave the Hours and Gross Pay fields at 0

Deduct/Fringes Tab

• In the Deduction # field: Enter the deduction created in step 1
• In the Amount Deducted field: Enter, as a negative number, the value with which you want net pay increased
  Note: This will be the negative value of the amount entered in the Net Pay field on the Document Tab
• Close out of the manual Check screen to distribute the adjustments.