Deducting Membership Fees
The earning in a fortnightly period determines the amount of the membership fee deduction which may be percentage or a flat amount. The calculation rule amount is the formula DED FM MEMBERSHIP that determines if the accumulator that houses the earning that the fees are based upon, MEMB EARNINGS, is less than the value of the deduction's system element override DED VR MEM MAX AMT for a fortnight. If the amount is below the DED VR MEM MAX AM, the system multiplies the accumulator value by 1 percent. If not less than DED VR MEM MAX AMT, the amount is the value of the DED VR MEM MAX AMT variable. The formula also converts frequencies other than fortnightly to a fortnightly amount