How the position of payroll items affects calculating gross pay

QuickPayroll calculates gross pay as follow:

gross = salary + hourly wages + commissions + company contributions + additions to gross (in the order you add them to the table).

The position that an addition to gross pay has in the Employee Template or the Preview Paycheck window affects how QuickPayroll calculates deductions based on a percentage of gross.

Example:

An employee has a salary of $1000, an addition to gross of $100, and a 2% deduction from gross.

If you enter the addition ahead of the deduction, QuickPayroll calculates the 2% deduction on a gross of $1000 + $100, or $1100. The net salary is $1078 ($1000 + $100 - $22).

If you enter the deduction ahead of the addition, QuickPayroll calculates the 2% deduction on a gross of $1000. The net salary is $1080 ($1000 - $20 +$100).