# How to deduct extra tax each pay for an employee

KB296

### Overview

Sometimes, an employee will ask to have additional tax taken from their pay. This article shows the steps to set this up, so it will happen automatically in the pay run.

### Process

Open the Employee's file

1. Click on the Pay item tab
2. Click Add and find the "EXTRA TAX" Pay item and click Select - you should now see this Pay item displayed in the list
3. Tick the Pay item to Add to the Pay run by default
4. Double click the EXTRA TAX Pay item and enter the amount of extra tax the employee wants to pay into the Default rate field
5. Click OK and Update the employee

The EXTRA TAX Pay item will now appear on each Pay run at the set rate.

### Additional Notes

If you need to process a backpay, make-up pay or other Pay run outside of the normal Pay run, the EXTRA TAX Pay item will be included. If it is not needed, click on the Pay item and click Remove. This will remove the EXTRA TAX from that Pay run only.

Be sure to attach a document from the employee as evidence of their request and date it.

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Last edit 28/02/23