Note: This feature will be rolled out in phases through the end of 2024. To get access sooner, contact Plane Support at support@plane.com.
Overview
You can manage bonuses, commissions, and allowances for team members on payroll from their HR profile. We refer to these as Other earnings to distinguish them from Regular earnings, such as a person’s annual salary. It is important to correctly classify other earnings because they are taxable.
While it’s possible to add other earnings for US employees and contractors by editing payroll, we recommend managing this through a person’s profile. Doing so gives you a complete view of their compensation at a glance, enables you to schedule and preview changes, and maintains a change history
International employees
All compensation changes for international employees, including other earnings, must be requested and approved before they take effect. The instructions below apply to all employment types, but they don’t include details about the approval process for international employees. Please see Changing compensation for international employees for details.
Step-by-step guide
Add other earnings
From the Compensation tab on the employee’s profile, click ‘Add other earnings’ from the right sidebar.
Enter the following information:
Type of other earnings | Choose:
A bonus will be taxed (if applicable) as supplemental income, while other types are taxed as regular income. |
Note | Add an optional note to describe the other earnings. |
Frequency | Choose: One-time or Recurring |
When do you want this to be paid? | Select a pay period that is still open for changes. You can select up to three periods in the future. |
Stop | Choose:
You can change these settings or cancel this request as needed. |
Other earnings are never prorated. The amount you enter will be paid in full for each paycheck the person receives for the pay period, regardless of how many days they worked in the period.
View and edit other earnings
Other earnings will appear below regular earnings on your team member’s Compensation tab.
Clicking the pencil (edit) icon allows you to make changes or cancel. Other earnings for contractors and US employees are applied to payroll in near real-time, so they can be previewed in Run Payroll or using the Payroll preview report.
View payroll items
Payroll items will reflect the changes, and the appropriate tax withholdings will be made where applicable.
Support
If you have questions, please contact us at support@plane.com.