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After you add debtor information, enter payroll income for the debtor and/or debtor spouse, and you can also add other deduction categories, such as 401K and union dues, as needed.

• If the debtor is unemployed and has no income during the income inclusive dates, use this procedure to enter the non-income.
• If the debtor is unemployed and drew unemployment compensation during the income inclusive dates, see How do I add income from other sources to Form B22? for more information.
• If the debtor is self-employed, see How do I add income from other sources to Form B22? for more information.
• If the deduction and withholding categories are identical for all the debtors paychecks, but the amounts are different, create a fast-entry template to expedite the paycheck-entry process. See How do I add paycheck income to Form B22 using the fast-entry template? for more information.
• If you want to include the paycheck income entered in Form B22 with Schedule I, you must reset your preferences. See How can I integrate income from Form B22 with Schedule I? for more information.

1. In the main menu bar, select Client> Form B22… to open the Statement of Current Monthly Income… window.
2. On the Income tab, in the Wages, salary, tips… area, click to open the Add Employer (New) window.
3. Select whether the income is for the Debtor or the Spouse.
   You can select Spouse only if the Marital/filing status is Individual (Married) or Joint.
4. If the debtor's payments are to be deducted from this employer's paychecks, check-mark Primary Employer.
   
   Note: If you do not designate the primary employer, EZ-Filing selects the employer from which the debtor draws the largest wage.
5. Do one of the following:
   
   • If you added the employer to your Address Book, select the employer's Name from the list.
   • If this is a new employer, fill in the name, address, city, state, ZIP Code, contact information, and telephone of the employer.
     Note: For telephone numbers, type the 10-digit number and, if applicable, the extension, using spaces and no special characters. For example: 720 995 3406 X 355
   • If the debtor is unemployed, enter the employer name as UNEMPLOYED.
6. Enter the debtor's Occupation and the number of years and months Employed.
7. Uncheck Use fast-entry paycheck template and click to open the Add Paycheck window.
8. Do either or both of the following:

If the paycheck is the same as one or more others from the past 6 months:

If the paycheck is different from all others:

a. Skip the Check date. (You'll enter the number of identical checks in a later step.) b. Type the Gross amount of the check. Note: For unemployed debtors, enter $0.00. c. Type the Overtime pay, if any. d. Review the Total Earnings. e. In the remaining fields, type the deductions from the checks. f. If there are other deductions: In the Other deductions area, click . Type or select a Description for the deduction. Type the Amount of the deduction. Repeat the appropriate steps to add further deductions. Tip: To refresh the Net earnings amount, click in any new field. Do not click OK as all fields will clear in the window. g. If the income and deductions are identical for more than one paycheck, select the Number of identical paychecks... issued during the income-inclusive period. h. Click OK to add your entries to the Paychecks area in the Add Employer window. i. Repeat this process for all other paychecks. j. When finished, click to close the window and return to the Add Employer window.

a. Type the Check date. For the supported date formats, see Enter Dates in the Related reference below. b. Type the Gross amount of the check. Note: For unemployed debtors, enter $0.00. c. Type the Overtime pay, if any. d. Review the Total Earnings. e. In the remaining fields, type the deductions from the checks. f. If there are other deductions: In the Other deductions area, click . Type or select a Description for the deduction. Type the Amount of the deduction. Repeat the appropriate steps to add further deductions. Tip: To refresh the Net earnings amount, click in any new field. Do not click OK as all fields will clear in the window. g. Click OK to save your data and clear the window. h. Click OK add your entries to the Paychecks area in the Add Employer window. i. Repeat this process for all other paychecks. j. When finished, click to close the window and return to the Add Employer window.

9. If you want to include the paycheck information on Schedule I, check-mark Include on Schedule I.
Note: If the Include on Schedule I check box does not appear, see How can I integrate income from Form B22 with Schedule I? to reset your paycheck preferences to integrate form B22 payroll entries with Schedule I employment.

10. From the list, select the paycheck to use:

• To use the last check from the employer, select Last check.
• To use a specific check you'll identify later, select Specific check.
• To use the average of all the checks from the employer, select Average check.

Note: If the debtor has experienced a sizeable drop in the current monthly income that is not reflected in an average of the last six months of income, select Specific check and the check that most accurately reflects this decrease in income.

11. From the Pay period list, select the interval between paychecks.

12. If you selected Specific Check in step 8b: In the Paychecks area, in the Period Ending column, select the option button next to the paycheck you want to use for Schedule I.

13. Click OK to display the debtor's average monthly income in the Wages, salary, tips… area of the Statement of Current Monthly Income… window.
Note: If the paycheck information appears dimmed, the paycheck date is outside the income inclusive dates and will not be included in the means test calculation.

14. Add other wages, salary, tips, bonus, or commissions, using the steps in this procedure.

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