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Use the Pay Check Simulator to make simulated changes to your pay and to see the effect of those changes. You can add or change your pay, deductions, and federal and state withholding criteria to see the impact of those changes on your final pay amount. For example, use the pay check simulator to calculate the change to your compensation if you increase or decrease your retirement deduction or add or remove a tax exemption.
After entering your simulated changes, you can calculate the modified pay. A Pay Check Simulation report will display the modified compensation details.
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Use the following links to request a change to your compensation package:
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Your Alio administrator must complete the following setup in Alio prior to implementing the Pay Check Simulator.
In program HMDED08A.FMX — Ded Ben Category, create an LINQ EP category to be assigned to the deduction master records available for selection on the Pay Check Simulator. Refer to the Guide to Payroll Master Files for Alio HRS for more information about program HMDED08A.FMX. You can download this guide from the infolink Web site.
In program HMDED02A.FMX – Deduction/Benefit Master, create the LINQ EP Deduction Pay Simulator records. Remember to assign the LINQ EP Category to each record. You must define the Pre-tax and After-tax deduction records in order to populate the Add Deduction List of Values (LOV) in the Pay Check Simulator. Refer to the Guide to Payroll Master Files for Alio HRS for more information about program HMDED02A.FMX. You can download this guide from the infolink Web site.
In program HMDED07A.FMX – Ded/Ben Groups, create a Deduction/Benefit Group to identify the deductions/benefits available to your employees in the pay check simulator. This Deduction/Benefit Group must contain all deductions/benefits available to your employees. Refer to the Guide to Payroll Master Files for Alio HRS for more information about program HMDED07A.FMX. You can download this guide from the infolink Web site.
In program HMCAT02A.FMX – Employee Category Groups, create an employee category group that contains the employee categories assigned to all employees with permission to access the pay check simulator. Refer to the Guide to Payroll Master Files for Alio HRS for more information about program HMCAT02A.FMX. You can download this guide from the infolink Web site.
In program HMPCL01A.FMX – Payroll Control, create a pay control record that meets the following criteria:
Control No equal to PC
Default value in the First Check and First Advice fields; these fields are not used in the pay check simulator but are required in the pay control record.
Ded/Ben Category Group defined in program HMDED07A.FMX to identify the employee deductions/benefits available to your employees in the pay check simulator
Employee Category Group defined in program HMCAT02A.FMX that contains the employee categories assigned to all employees that may access the pay check simulator
All Pay Cycles used to process pay for your employees
Assign a default Pay Per, Chk Ctl, and default dates in the Beginning, Ending, Effective, Check, Direct Deposit, and Ded/Ben Factor fields; these fields are not used in the pay check simulator but are required in the pay control record
Refer to the Guide to Payroll Processing for Alio HRS for more information about program HMPCL01A.FMX. You can download this guide from the infolink Web site.
The Pay Check Simulator has two sections:
Change tax withholding — use this section to modify your current federal and/or state tax withholding criteria to see the effect on your pay check. You can also add a state tax withholding record.
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