Survey of the Classifications

The survey of classifications identifies:

Primary Classifications

The following table describes the primary classifications and their meanings.

Primary Classifications and their Meanings

Classification Meaning
Information Information elements store information that is not directly used by payroll processing. The information may be used by other elements or by Fast Formula.
Leave Accruals Leave classifications are used for elements that store employee leave accruals.
Ordinary Taxable Earnings Used for earnings that are subject to standard PAYE taxation rules.
Extra Emolument Taxable Earnings Used for earnings that are subject to extra emolument taxation rules.
Retiring and Redundancy Taxable Earnings Used for earnings that are subject to retiring and redundancy taxation rules.
Withholding Payment Earnings Used for earnings that are subject to withholding payment taxation rules.
Employer Specified Superannuation Contributions Used for specified superannuation contributions made by the employer where there is no agreement between the employer and the employee to treat the contributions as salary and wages. Elements in this classification will be subject to superannuation contribution withholding tax (SSCWT).
Non Taxable Reimbursements Used for direct payments that are not subject to any PAYE taxation rules.
Pre Tax Deductions Pre-Tax Deductions are for voluntary deductions that are made before taxation.
Tax Deductions Used for elements in calculating tax deductions.
Legislative Order Deductions Used for elements that make legislative order deductions such as IRD arrears payments and court orders.
Voluntary Deductions Voluntary Deductions elements are for deductions, such as union dues, that the employee authorizes the employer to make voluntarily on his or her behalf after tax.
Balance Initialization Balance Initialization elements are used specifically for the loading of initial values into balances. You would mainly use these elements when transferring data from another payroll system.
Annual Leave Absence Used for calculating annual leave absences.
Other Absence Used for calculating other absences.
Sick Leave Absence Used for calculating sick leave absences.
Special Leave Absence Used for calculating special leave absences.
Retro Tax Deduction Used for calculating the retro changes.
Retro Ordinary Taxable Earnings Used for calculating the retro changes for Ordinary Taxable Earnings
Regular Bonus Earnings Used for bonus earnings that are subject to standard PAYE taxation rules

Primary Classification Processing Priorities and Cost Types

The following table shows processing priority and costing details for the primary classifications supplied.

Primary Element Classifications, Processing Priorities and Cost Types

Primary Classification Priority Range Default Priority Cost Type
Information 1 - 1000 500 Debit
Annual Leave Absence 501-1000 750 Debit
Other Absence 501 - 1000 750 Debit
Sick Leave Absence 501 - 1000 750 Debit
Special Leave Absence 501 - 1000 750 Debit
Leave Accruals 1001 - 2000 1500 Debit
Ordinary Taxable Earnings 2001 - 3000 2500 Debit
Extra Emolument Taxable Earnings 3001 - 4000 3500 Debit
Retiring & Redundancy Taxable Earnings 4001 - 5000 4500 Debit
Withholding Payment Earnings 5001 - 6000 5500 Debit
Employe Specified Superannuation Contributions 6001 - 7000 6500 Debit
Non Taxable Reimbursements 700- 8000 7500 Debit
Pre Tax Deductions 8001 - 9000 8500 Credit
Tax Deductions 9001 - 10000 9500 Credit
Legislative Order Deductions 10001 - 11000 10500 Credit
Voluntary Deductions 11001 - 12000 11500 Credit
Employer Charges 12001 - 13000 12500 Credit
Retro Ordinary Taxable Earnings 13001 - 14000 13500 Debit
Retro Tax Deductions 14001 - 15000 14500 Credit

Predefined Secondary Element Classifications

An element is automatically given any default secondary classifications defined for its primary classification.

This table shows the predefined secondary classifications supplied. You cannot update or delete these predefined classifications.

Secondary Element Classifications

Primary Classification Secondary Classifications Default
Information (None) N/A
Annual Leave Absence (None) N/A
Other Absence (None) N/A
Sick Leave Absence (None) N/A
Special Leave Absence (None) N/A
Leave Accruals (None) N/A
Ordinary Taxable Earnings Gross Earnings for Holiday Pay O No
  Ordinary Earnings for Holiday Pay O No
  Relevant Pay Earnings for Holiday Pay O No
Extra Emolument Taxable Earnings Gross Earnings for Holiday Pay EE No
  Ordinary Pay Earnings for Holiday Pay EE No
  Relevant Pay Earnings for Holiday Pay EE No
Retiring and Redundancy Taxable Earnings Gross Earnings for Holiday Pay RR No
  Ordinary Pay Earnings for Holiday Pay RR No
  Relevant Pay Earnings for Holiday Pay RR No
Withholding Payment Earnings (None) N/A
Employer Specified Superannuation Contributions (None) N/A
Non Taxable Reimbursements (None) N/A
Pre Tax Deductions (None) N/A
Tax Deductions (None) N/A
Legislative Order Deductions (None) N/A
Voluntary Deductions (None) N/A
Employer Charges Other Complying Funds N/A
Retro Tax Deductions (None) N/A
Retro Ordinary Taxable Earnings (None) N/A
Regular Bonus Earnings Gross Earnings for Holiday Pay B - Bonus earnings contributing to gross earnings for holiday pay purposes
Ordinary Pay Earnings for Holiday Pay B - Bonus earnings contributing to ordinary earnings for holiday pay purposes
Relevant Pay Earnings for Absences B - Bonus earnings contributing to relevant pay for absences