Allowances is used to setup paycodes that will be paid in each pay. There are controls in place to specify when to stop the allowance.

The following functions are available:

1. Configuration to Import Allowance in pay
2. Setup Allowance

1. Assign security access to menu: "HR328-7 - Employee Pay Setup -> Allowances"
2. Add a record
3. Enter the following details:
   

   Field	Description
   Paycode	List of Paycodes filtered by "Paycode Types: Taxable Allowance, Tax Adjustment & Non-Taxable Allowance"
   Reference	Reference code to tag with the allowance.
   Cost Centre	Cost Centre used when processing pay.
   Based On	Allowances can be setup in two ways: Date - Uses the "Start Date" and "End Date" to setup the allowance. Once the "End Date" has reached, the allowance status will be closed. Value - Uses the "Total Amount" and "Amount Paid" to setup the allowance. Once the "Total Amount" has been paid, the allowance status will be closed.
   Start Date	When using "Date" option.  Date entered here is when the allowance is effective from.
   End Date	When using "Date" option. Date entered here is the end date. Once the "End Date" has reached, the allowance status will be closed.
   Total Amount	When using "Value" option. Amount entered here is the ceiling amount. Once this amount has been paid, the allowance status will be closed.
   Amount Per Pay	This is the dollar value of the allowance paid in each pay
   Amount Paid	This is a cumulative sum of the amount of allowance that has been paid.
   Status	The following statuses are available: Active - The allowance is valid and will be paid in the next pay. Closed - The record is closed and cannot be edited  Inactive - Users can mark an allowance as "Inactive" whereby the allowance will not flow into payroll. Hold - Users can mark an allowance as "Hold" whereby the allowance will not flow into payroll. Users can activate the allowance in the future.
   Notes	This is an open text field, users can enter desired content.