Need to deduct something from an employee's pay — or authorizing a deduction from your own? Do it the clean way with a proper Payroll Deduction Authorization Form the employee fills in and signs. PaperKit drafts a polished one in seconds: pick what the deduction is FOR — BENEFIT PREMIUMS (health, dental, vision), REPAYMENT of a payroll advance or overpayment, EQUIPMENT / UNIFORM / supplies, a CHARITABLE contribution, or OTHER — and the whole form reshapes (the title, the framing, the authorization/consent wording, and the closing). Then list the deduction(s): a description, the amount, and whether it's taken EACH PAY PERIOD (ongoing), ONE TIME, or in a set number of INSTALLMENTS — and PaperKit does the math, adding up the total per pay period and, for one-time and installment plans, the total amount to be repaid (an installment plan's total is the per-period amount times the number of installments). It always includes an authorization and a revocation clause, and an honest note that the employer will make only lawful deductions and won't reduce pay below minimum wage without authority. You're the one authorizing it, so YOU e-sign the hosted form online and submit it to payroll — there's no second signature, and the page is set to noindex to keep it private. (This is a convenience template, not legal, tax, or payroll advice — payroll-deduction legality and limits vary by state; PaperKit doesn't calculate, withhold, or remit any money, and the deduction only takes effect once your employer's payroll provider processes it.)
The big lever — it reshapes the whole form: the title, the framing, the authorization wording and the closing.
Benefit premiums — deduct the employee's share of health, dental, vision, or other elected coverage.
Add one or more deductions. For each, enter the amount and pick how it's taken: each pay period (ongoing), one time, or in a set number of installments. PaperKit adds up the total per pay period and, for one-time and installment amounts, the total to be repaid.
$75 × 12 installments = $900 total
Turn on what applies. The authorization/consent clause, a revocation note and a minimum-wage / lawful-deduction note are on by default.
A real payroll deduction authorization form. The purpose reshapes the title, framing and consent wording; your deduction lines fill the itemized table and PaperKit does the math. Publish to get a hosted link you e-sign online.
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A payroll deduction authorization form is a template for convenience, not legal, tax, or payroll advice. Payroll-deduction legality and limits vary by state — an employer generally may make only lawful deductions and may not reduce pay below the applicable minimum wage without authority. PaperKit does not calculate, withhold, or remit any money; the amounts shown are exactly what you enter, and the deduction takes effect only once your employer's payroll provider processes this authorization. PaperKit is not a law firm or a payroll provider and records electronic signature via the signer's typed name.