We created sequentially numbered payroll calculations for garnishments to keep payment for each separated. This way we could track how much was paid to each. Then we calculate payroll and manually adjust balances to maintain compliance with local payroll laws. Where I am the law only allow a % of Net pay to be deducted for most garnishments. This way we distribute the % equally among multiple garnishments. Only one type of garnishment can be given priority over others here and they are rare. If there is a way to have Sage do this programmatically, I would also like to know. 

Yes there is, for child support you want to use % with a max of dollars per pay period so that when there isn't enough money to cover it doesn't take out too much.  And yes, how you number them makes a difference.  For example calc #41 is child support #1 and set at 50% of net pay, then child support #42 is 25% of net pay.  Child support #2 will only take 25% of what is left AFTER #41.  And so on.

Char...

When you mentioned % of Net Pay I was really excited and hoped that this was one of the many improvements in 24.1 that I had yet to notice. However when I went to 5-3-1 Payroll Calculations, % of Net Pay is not an option in Max Type. Option 9 is % of Gross Pay, but there is no Option for % of Net Pay, which is the Max type where I am. Maybe it will be included in another update.  Thanks for the clarification on the calculation number order. That confirms what we thought it was doing. 

Thanks, Char!