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Can Acumatica Payroll handle leave without pay?

  • July 20, 2022
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Can Acumatica handle tracking Leave Without Pay?  I need to track the hours but the pay is 0.00. 

I setup an Earning Type for this and added it to my paycheck test in Paychecks and Adjustments.  I was able to add the earnings detail line with hours and set the pay rate to 0.00 however, during the Calculation process, Acumatica removed the line.  Any suggestions? 

Thanks in advance!

Best answer by amyj03

Hi Chris… in the end, through testing, I found that Acumatica does not handle leave without pay where the rate is 0.00.  The system removes any Earning detail line that has zero as the rate during the paycheck calculation. 

I’m not sure how different threads get going because there was a thread where pbennett answered my question and I did put a like and best answer for her. 

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michaelkurtz26
Jr Varsity I

Hi Amy,  to be clear the employee is taking an unpaid leave and you want to subtract the hours taken from a PTO Bank balance.  Is that accurate?

 


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  • Jr Varsity II
  • July 20, 2022

Hi Michael. 

No PTO bank for this.  The client has employees that are challenged and for state reporting, they simply need to track the hours taken without pay. I need to enter the hours with zero pay and have it show on the paycheck along with the regular RG hours, but show 0.00 for the rate and also list on any Pay and Earnings reports like a normal Earning Type.  


Chris Hackett
Community Manager
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  • Acumatica Community Manager
  • July 28, 2022

Hi @amyj03 - were you able to find a solution for your issue? Thank you!


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  • Jr Varsity II
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  • July 29, 2022

Hi Chris… in the end, through testing, I found that Acumatica does not handle leave without pay where the rate is 0.00.  The system removes any Earning detail line that has zero as the rate during the paycheck calculation. 

I’m not sure how different threads get going because there was a thread where pbennett answered my question and I did put a like and best answer for her. 


  • Freshman I
  • December 6, 2022

I got around this by adding a new earning type, called it NT, Unpaid Time Off. Have been using this for many months - 


Sonia Echols
Acumatica Moderator
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  • Acumatica Moderator
  • September 24, 2025

New Update: Handling Unpaid or Zero-Rate Earnings

You can now create an earning code for unpaid or non-monetary time types such as comp time, training, or other activities.

Steps:

  1. Create a new earning code for the unpaid time type.

  2. Add the earning to the employee’s pay.

  3. Override the rate of pay to $0.00.

  4. Process payroll as normal.

Important Note:
At this time, this option only works when the zero-rate earning is included on a paycheck with other paid earnings. We are actively exploring support for processing a true zero-net check in the future.