How to set up a new deduction or reimbursement that is a flat dollar amount
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  1. Select Maintain, Default Information, and then select Employees.
  2. Click Employee Fields tab.
  3. In the Field Name column, select the first blank field.
  4. Enter Field Name for the deduction without spaces in the name. The pay field name should start with a letter, be at least two characters long and cannot have spaces or special characters.
  5. Enter General Ledger account number for the deduction.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Select Maintain, and then select Employees/Sales Reps.
  8. In the Employee ID field, select the applicable employee.
  9. On the Employee Fields tab, clear Use Defaults for the new field.
  10. Enter the flat dollar amount as a negative in the Amount Column.
  11. Click Save.

Note: If the purpose of the field is for tracking hours (or anything that should not be tracked in the General Ledger) then after step 4 check the Memo check box, click OK, then skip the rest of the steps

How can I set up an employee loan?
I set up a deduction for one employee and now it is coming out of all my employee paychecks.

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