How do I enter a Percentage of Basic like a Bonus % on Basic?

You can add a customised addition called Bonus or Allowance as a "Percentage of Basic" Type entry. Go to the settings page. Choose Edit-Company-Extras. Click on add an extra(at the bottom). Give it a name eg ExtraBonus or Allowance. Specify it as an addition in the "Method" field. Specify "Percentage of Basic" in the "Type" field. Click on Edit Value (on the right hand side) to edit the default percentage. eg 10%. ONLY Click Apply-to-all in the Company if you want the option to give anyone in the Company this example. You may also apply the percentage extra by department as well. Customized extras will appear on the direct payments entry screen which is the second input page for each employee payment capture. However this type of extra does not require user-input as it will automatically calculate at the percentage of Basic on those employees to whom you have applied this extra. Note: If you want to specify INDIVIDUAL Itemised rates per employee and would like Harvester to "remember" these values from month to month, then type "Individual" in help. To further customize so that those who do NOT get the percentage of basic and therefore get 0, or a different amount, then you may edit the fixed percentage so specific employees have a different amount. To edit individual amounts, go to "Payroll Individual " screen on the main home page and then choose your employee who needs a different fixed deduction. Then look to the last column and click on "extras". Look for the specific custom extra deduction and then click "edit value". You will be able to give this employee a unique percentage value that will be used for all future payroll payments processed. A zero amount entered in this example will make sure that no percentage extra is taken for union for that employee in future. Customized extras will only appear on the "second page" of the direct payments entry screen which is the second input page for each employee payment capture. However this type of extra does not require user-input as it will automatically be deducted from those employees to whom you have applied this extra.