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POST
Create an allowance

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
work_assignment_id
string
required

Must belong to a work assignment associated with an entity of type Employee.

amount
number<decimal>
required

The monetary amount applied each time this allowance is included on a Pay Stub.

Required range: 0 <= x <= 99999
frequency
enum<string>
required

The frequency at which this allowance is applied to Pay Stubs. When per_month, the amount is distributed evenly across all Payrolls in the calendar month.

Available options:
once,
per_month,
per_payroll
effective_from
string<date>
required

The date from which this allowance is applied to Pay Stubs.

business_preset_id
string
allowance_type
enum<string>

The type of allowance, which determines how it is taxed and reported on Pay Stubs.

Must be present when business_preset_id is either empty or not set.

Available options:
automobile_and_motor_vehicle,
cell_phone_allowance,
child_care_expenses,
child_eduction_non_taxable,
child_eduction_taxable,
clothing_non_taxable,
clothing_taxable,
education_and_professional_development,
housing_allowance_cash,
internet_allowance,
meals_taxable,
moving_allowance_non_taxable,
moving_allowance_taxable,
municipal_officers_expense,
non_taxable_allowance,
overtime_meals_non_taxable,
parking_allowance,
professional_membership,
professional_membership_dues_taxable,
social_event_allowance,
taxable_cash_allowance,
tools_allowance,
transit_pass,
travelling_allowance_non_taxable,
travelling_allowance_taxable,
utilities_allowance,
vehicle_allowance_non_taxable
title
string | null
Maximum string length: 255
title_translations
object | null

Optional translations for the title property.

effective_to
string<date>

The date after which this allowance is no longer applied. null if the allowance applies indefinitely.

expense_accounting_code_id
string
liability_accounting_code_id
string
external_ref
string
Maximum string length: 255
tag_assignment
object
date_basis
enum<string>

Which payroll date determines the calendar month for the allocation. Applies only to per_month recurrences.

Available options:
by_pay_date,
by_period_end_date,
by_period_start_date
pay_period_cadence
integer[]

Which pay periods within the month receive the allocation. An array of 1-based positions; -1 is the final period. Applies only to per_month recurrences.

Minimum array length: 1

Response

201 - application/json

Created

id
string
read-only

The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr.

object
string
read-only

The type of the object in Nmbr ("allowance").

data
Allowance · object