Delivered Elements for the U.S.

Global Payroll defines each business process for the United States in terms of delivered elements and rules. Some of these elements and rules are specifically designed to meet legal requirements, while others support common or customary payroll practices.

This topic discusses:

  • Delivered element creation.

  • Element ownership and maintenance.

All of the elements that are delivered as part of PeopleSoft Global Payroll for United States were created using the core application.

The core application:

  • Consists of a payroll rules engine.

    The rules engine is a flexible tool that enables you to define new payroll elements and run payroll and absence calculations using the delivered elements. Global Payroll does not embed payroll computations in application code. Instead, it specifies all business application logic (such as earnings, deductions, absences, and accumulators) in terms of payroll rules. Global Payroll enables you to enter and maintain payroll rules through a set of pages and offers comprehensive features that enable you to work in your preferred language or currency.

  • Provides a payroll processing framework.

    The payroll processing framework provides a flexible way to define and run payroll and absence processing flows (such as calendars, run types, pay periods, and process lists).

This topic describes the PeopleSoft approach to element ownership and what this means for the maintenance of U.S. payroll rules.

Element Ownership in PeopleSoft Global Payroll

Five types of element ownership are available in PeopleSoft Global Payroll:

Term

Definition

PS Delivered/Maintained

Elements that are delivered and maintained on an ongoing basis by PeopleSoft Global Payroll.

PS Delivered/Not Maintained

Elements delivered with PeopleSoft Global Payroll that must be maintained by the customer.

This type of element ownership consists primarily of either customary (nonstatutory) rules or statutory elements that customers might want to define according to a different interpretation of the rules. Although PeopleSoft Global Payroll occasionally updates elements that are defined as PS Delivered/Not Maintained, you are not required to apply these updates.

Customer Maintained

Elements that are created and maintained by the organization. PeopleSoft Global Payroll does not deliver rules defined as Customer Maintained.

PS Delivered/Customer Modified

Elements that are originally PS Delivered/Maintained over which the customer decides to take control (this change is irreversible).

PS Delivered/Maintained/ Secure

Delivered elements that the customer can never modify or control.

Element Ownership in PeopleSoft Global Payroll for United States

Of the five ownership types described in the preceding topic, two are used to define U.S. elements:

  • PS Delivered/Maintained.

  • PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

    Most of the delivered elements for the U.S. are defined as PS Delivered/Not Maintained. This enables you to modify, update, and reconfigure delivered elements to meet your own requirements.

This table lists the ownership types that are associated with the delivered elements for the U.S.:

Element Type

Ownership

Exceptions

Earning

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

None.

Deduction

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Federal taxes (income tax, social security, Medicare, and unemployment), state income tax, garnishments, and bond purchases.

Variable

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Variables that are used in tax calculations (federal and state) and garnishments. Variables that are used in component interfaces (mainly in pay group parameters).

Bracket

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Tax rates and tax bracket ranges.

Accumulator

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Social security taxes, earned income credits, federal taxes, state taxes, Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), and garnishments.

Element Group

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Delivered as sample data.

Process List

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Delivered as sample data.

Section

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Taxes and garnishments.

Formula

PS Delivered/Not Maintained (varies by functional area).

Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.

Array

PS Delivered/Maintained.

None.

Writable Array

PS Delivered/Maintained.

None.

Historical Rule

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Delivered as sample data.

Generation Control

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Delivered as sample data.

Count

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.

Duration

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.

Date

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.

Proration

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.

Rounding rule

PS Delivered/Not Maintained.

Federal taxes, state income tax, and garnishments.