Garnishment & Wage Withholding

CCPA Title III,
enforced automatically.

Priority-order enforcement, disposable-income cap calculation, per-period collections audit, OCSE federal child support, state creditor formats, and SFTP delivery — straight from the payroll run.

Garnishment Priority Order

CCPA Title III + state overrides

Auto
1
Child support
Cap: 50–65%
2
Federal tax levy
Cap: IRS pub 1494
3
Bankruptcy
Cap: Per court
4
Student loan
Cap: 15%
5
Creditor garnishment
Cap: 25%
5 types
Garnishment categories
CCPA III
Cap auto-enforced
OCSE
Federal child support
SFTP
Auto-delivery
Priority Order

Federal first. State next. Math always.

Child support → tax levy → bankruptcy → student loan → creditor. Statutory order baked in. State variances surfaced where they exist.

  • Statutory priority order out of the box
  • State override registry
  • Multiple orders of same type handled by rank
  • Effective dates and termination triggers
  • Order amendment workflow with audit
  • Court order document attachment

Garnishment Priority Order

CCPA Title III + state overrides

Auto
1
Child support
Cap: 50–65%
2
Federal tax levy
Cap: IRS pub 1494
3
Bankruptcy
Cap: Per court
4
Student loan
Cap: 15%
5
Creditor garnishment
Cap: 25%
CCPA Title III

Disposable income cap, computed every period.

Disposable income = gross minus statutory deductions. Cap applies based on garnishment type and dependent status. Lower-priority orders are auto-reduced if combined withholding exceeds the cap.

  • 25% / 50% / 60% / 65% caps by type
  • Dependent count adjustments
  • Disposable income calculator unit-tested
  • Cap-shaved orders flagged in audit
  • State-specific cap overrides
  • Pay-period and YTD reporting

CCPA Title III · Disposable Income Cap

Enforced
Disposable income
$3,420.00
25% cap
$855.00
Child support order
$520$520
Federal tax levy
$280$280
Creditor garnishment
$200$55
Creditor garnishment automatically reduced to fit within the cap.
Collections Audit

Per-period proof. Per-order ledger.

Every period shows what was collected, against what cap, and against which order. Balances tick down. Closed orders fire notifications. Audit-friendly.

  • Per-period collections summary
  • Per-order ledger with running balance
  • Auto-stop on balance satisfied
  • Creditor closure notification
  • Reconciliation against remittance
  • Full audit log with operator and timestamp

Per-Period Collections Audit

5 orders · Mar 26
CS-2024-0042$520.00
OCSE / NC DSSRemaining: $4,180
TL-2025-1188$280.00
IRSRemaining: $8,200
BK-2025-0091$135.00
US Bankruptcy NDILRemaining: $2,100
SL-2024-0772$95.00
Dept of EducationRemaining: $1,830
Remittance & Delivery

Right file. Right agency. Right channel.

OCSE for federal child support, IRS Pub 1494 for tax levies, state creditor formats, Chapter 13 trustee remittance. SFTP, portal, EFTPS, ACH, cheque — whichever the agency demands.

  • OCSE federal child-support CSV
  • IRS Pub 1494 levy remittance
  • State-specific creditor formats
  • Chapter 13 trustee remittance
  • SFTP / EFTPS / portal / ACH delivery
  • Delivery receipt + retry workflow

Remittance Formats

Right file, right agency, right channel.

OCSE CSV
Federal child support enforcement
SFTP
State-specific creditor
CA, NY, TX, IL creditor formats
SFTP / portal
IRS levy remittance
IRS Pub 1494 amounts
EFTPS
Trustee remittance
Chapter 13 bankruptcy
Cheque / ACH
Common Questions

Garnishment, answered.

Federal statute sets the baseline: child support → tax levy → bankruptcy → student loan → creditor. State overrides apply where they exist. The engine enforces the correct order automatically per run.

Take the legal risk out of payroll.

See priority enforcement, CCPA cap, and remittance delivery in one walkthrough.