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Assign Deductions and Liabilities to a Craft Template

Modified: 16 Oct 2026 Vista Payroll Help

You can assign deductions and liabilities to a craft template using the Dedns/Liabs tab in PR Craft Template.

You can override deductions/liabilities specified in PR Crafts or PR Craft Classes by entering them here and adjusting information as necessary. You can also specify additional deductions/liabilities as required by this template. The system will use the rates on this tab unless overridden at the craft class template level (PR Craft Class Templates).

Important: Deduction and liability rates defined at the craft/class or craft levels do not need to be set up here unless you are overriding the existing rate(s). If you do not override an existing rate here, the rate defined at the craft/class or craft level will be used (respectively). If you want a specific rate excluded from calculations, set it up here with a 0.00 amount. Note that overrides set up in PR Craft Class Templates will override any rates set up here or at the craft/class and craft levels.

The following instructions detail how to assign deductions and liabilities to a craft template.

If you have created a pre-tax deduction and want to assign it at the craft/class/template levels, you must first add the pre-tax deduction to the Dedns/Liabs tab in PR Crafts. Once you add the pre-tax deduction to PR Crafts, you can then specify overrides in PR Craft Templates, PR Craft Classes, or PR Craft Class Templates. If you attempt to add a pre-tax deduction to the Dedns/Liabs tab for one of the these forms without adding it to PR Crafts, the system will display a warning and prevents you from entering the deduction.

  1. In PR Craft Templates, select the Dedns/Liabs tab.
  2. Enter the deduction/liability code that is required for this craft template in the DL Code field. Press F4 for a list of codes.
    The system defaults values in the Description, Type, and Method fields.
    Note: Liabilities that will be included in the capped basis for a craft must also be set up on the Dedns/Liabs tab in PR Crafts, PR Craft Classes, PR Craft Template, PR Craft Class Templates, or PR Employee Dedns/Liabs; otherwise, the system will not include them in basis calculations. For more information, see Setting Capped Codes and Limits.
  3. If the calculation method (Method field) is variable (V), enter the earnings factor that applies to this craft template in the Factor field. For all other calculation methods, the factor is set to 0.000000 and cannot be changed.
  4. Enter the old rate for this deduction/liability code in the Old Rate field. The system uses this rate for timecards entered prior to the effective date specified in PR Crafts or PR Craft Templates. You can override this rate at the craft class template level.
  5. Enter the new rate for this earnings code in the New Rate field. The system uses this rate for timecards entered prior to the effective date specified in PR Crafts or PR Craft Templates. You can override this rate at the craft class template level.
  6. Save the record as normal.
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