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Payroll Deduction Collection Structure

DeductionCollection schema from Workday Payroll API

Type: object Properties: 2
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DeductionCollection is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Payroll, describing 2 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

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Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-structure/payroll-deduction-collection-structure.json",
  "name": "DeductionCollection",
  "description": "DeductionCollection schema from Workday Payroll API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Deduction"
      }
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Total number of deductions",
      "example": 52
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "Deduction": {
      "name": "Deduction",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique deduction record identifier",
          "example": "ded_20260430_00211"
        },
        "deductionCode": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/DeductionCodeRef"
        },
        "amount": {
          "type": "double",
          "description": "Deduction amount",
          "example": 2500.0
        },
        "frequency": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "PerPayPeriod",
            "Monthly",
            "Annual",
            "OneTime"
          ],
          "description": "Deduction frequency",
          "example": "PerPayPeriod"
        },
        "preTax": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the deduction is pre-tax",
          "example": true
        },
        "effectiveDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "Effective date of the deduction",
          "example": "2026-04-30"
        },
        "endDate": {
          "type": "date",
          "description": "End date of the deduction",
          "example": "2026-04-30"
        }
      }
    },
    "DeductionCodeRef": {
      "name": "DeductionCodeRef",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Deduction code identifier",
          "example": "MEDICAL_PRETAX"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Deduction code display name",
          "example": "Weekly USD Pay Group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}