Set Up and Record Group Health Payroll Deductions

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Some employers participate in a group health plan. These plans commonly include such deductions as medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, and many others. If the deduction is tax exempt (deducted before calculating taxes), it is commonly called a Cafeteria plan. These deductions can be set up using either of the following scenarios:

Standard Health Insurance Benefit: Variable or flat rate for employees deducted after taxes
Cafeteria Style Group Health Plan: Variable or flat rate for employees deducted before taxes

What do you want to do next?

Set up a standard health insurance benefit
Set up a cafeteria style health benefit that is deducted before calculating payroll taxes
Set up other payroll deductions
Set up an employee
Perform other payroll tasks
Read the employee defaults overview
Read the payroll setup overview