--- title: Creating Payment & Deduction Codes description: This article will guide you in creating a new payment & deduction code in Primo Umbrella --- [Skip to content](https://help.accentra.co.uk/pu-kb/creating-payment-deduction-codes#main-content) [![Accentra logo with tagline for white background](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Accentra%20logo%20with%20tagline%20for%20white%20background.png?width=300&height=69&name=Accentra%20logo%20with%20tagline%20for%20white%20background.png)](https://accentra.co.uk) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](https://accentra.co.uk/contact-us/) [Contact us](https://accentra.co.uk/contact-us/) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Primo Umbrella](https://help.accentra.co.uk/pu-kb?hsLang=en) 2. [Getting started](https://help.accentra.co.uk/pu-kb/getting-started?hsLang=en) # Creating Payment & Deduction Codes ## This article will guide you in creating a new payment & deduction code in Primo Umbrella #### Payment Code **Step 1:** Click the ‘Settings ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-15-2021-03-19-22-39-PM.png?width=19&height=14&name=image-png-Jan-15-2021-03-19-22-39-PM.png)’ icon as shown below. ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/sett1-png-1.png?width=1605&height=218&name=sett1-png-1.png) **Step 2:** Open the ‘Payments’ section in the ‘Payroll’ tab. *Settings → Payroll → PAYE Settings → Payments* ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/pay1-png-1.png?width=1314&height=708&name=pay1-png-1.png) **Step 3:** A list of all existing payment codes along with its parameters will be shown. Click the ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-15-2021-03-28-59-47-PM.png?width=13&height=11&name=image-png-Jan-15-2021-03-28-59-47-PM.png)icon to add a new payment code. To edit an existing payment code, click the corresponding hyperlinked code. ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/pay2-png.png?width=1091&height=498&name=pay2-png.png) The ‘Code’ will be automatically generated by the program. Fill in the ‘Description’ and select the ‘Type’ from the dropdown menu. Select the applicable parameters by ticking the relevant boxes. ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/pay3-png.png?width=349&height=717&name=pay3-png.png) You will see a pop-up message confirming that this action has been completed successfully. The new payment code is now available to be used in ‘Payroll Input’ in the ‘Payroll Tasks’ dropdown menu. *Task Manager → Payroll Tasks → Payroll Input* *![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/payded-png.png?width=1359&height=454&name=payded-png.png)* #### Deduction Code **Step 1:** Click the ‘Settings ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-15-2021-03-31-24-06-PM.png?width=19&height=14&name=image-png-Jan-15-2021-03-31-24-06-PM.png)’ icon as shown below. ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/sett1-png-2.png?width=1605&height=218&name=sett1-png-2.png) **Step 2:** Open the ‘Deductions’ section in the ‘Payroll’ tab. *Settings → Payroll → PAYE Settings → Deductions* *![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/ded1-png.png?width=1311&height=718&name=ded1-png.png)* **Step 3:** A list of all existing deduction codes along with its parameters will be shown. Click the icon to add a new deduction code. To edit an existing deduction code, click the corresponding hyperlinked code. ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/ded2-png.png?width=1094&height=368&name=ded2-png.png) The ‘Code’ will be automatically generated by the program. Fill in the ‘Description’ and select the ‘Type’ from the dropdown menu. Select the applicable parameters by ticking the relevant boxes. ![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/ded3-png.png?width=349&height=718&name=ded3-png.png) You will see a pop-up message confirming that this action has been completed successfully. The new deduction code is now available to be used in ‘Payroll Input’ in the ‘Payroll Tasks’ dropdown menu. *Task Manager → Payroll Tasks → Payroll Input* *![](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/payded-png.png?width=1359&height=454&name=payded-png.png)* - [Getting started](https://help.accentra.co.uk/pu-kb/getting-started?hsLang=en) - [General](https://help.accentra.co.uk/pu-kb/general?hsLang=en) - [Reports](https://help.accentra.co.uk/pu-kb/reports?hsLang=en) - [Integrations](https://help.accentra.co.uk/pu-kb/integrations?hsLang=en) - [Mobile App](https://help.accentra.co.uk/pu-kb/mobile-app?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Mobile App Access - Enable & Reset](https://help.accentra.co.uk/pu-kb/mobile-app?hsLang=en#mobile-app-access-enable-reset) [![Accentra logo with tagline for white background](https://help.accentra.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Accentra%20logo%20with%20tagline%20for%20white%20background.png?width=200&height=46&name=Accentra%20logo%20with%20tagline%20for%20white%20background.png "Accentra logo with tagline for white background")](https://accentra.co.uk) [mailto:support@accentra.co.uk](mailto:support@accentra.co.uk) Copyright © 2025, Accentra Technologies Limited