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title: "How do I create fixed amount or percentage employee pension contributions?"
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# How do I create fixed amount or percentage employee pension contributions?

Within **Cintra iQ**, you can create all different pension scheme types to enable the correct deductions from both employee and employer contributions. These schemes are linked to payees for payment and provision of output files.

They are also linked as appropriate to the pension auto-enrolment functionality so that this process can be managed efficiently.

If you operate **Fixed Amount** or **Percentage Contributions** for regular pension schemes, you need to ensure that the **Employee Contribution Rates** are created within **Cintra iQ.** For more information, see [How do I set up new pension schemes?](/iq/docs/administrators-setting-up-pension-schemes)

## Create a new / edit an existing scheme

1. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Setup > Benefit Schemes > Pensions/Other Benefits.
2. Either open an existing scheme or create a **New** one (you will need to assign it a **Name** and **Scheme type**).
3. Within the **Scheme Details** tab of the Pension Scheme, enter information about the scheme and its provider.

## Setting contributions

1. Within the **Scheme Parts** section of the **Contributions** tab, right-click and click **New**.
2. In the New Contribution form, enter its name and the following information:

### Employee contribution

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1. Check the box if this contribution is to be a **Salary Sacrifice Contribution**.
2. Either create a new **Deduction Heading** or select an existing one.

### Employer contribution

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1. Create a new **Overhead** heading (max 12 characters) or select an existing one.
2. You can select which **Overhead** reporting group you wish these to appear under in the Gross to Net report.
  - Where possible, use a new heading as it makes reporting easier!

### Contribution type

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With Contributions are a fixed amount or percentage selected, click **Next**.

## Main Contribution Attributes

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In the **Main Contribution Attributes** tab of the **Pension Scheme Contributions** window:

1. If the contribution is an **additional voluntary contribution**, check the box and select a **type**.
2. Select any auto-enrolment and further settings. See [How do I define pension scheme parts as supporting auto enrolment?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-define-pension-scheme-parts-as-supporting-auto-enrolment)

### Setting employee rates

1. Click the **Employee Contribution Rates** tab.
2. Right-click and select **New**.
3. Select the effective from/to dates.
4. Select whether contributions are **percentage based** or **set amounts,** then enter the % amount or set contribution(s).

### Setting employer rates

1. Click the **Employer Contribution Rates** tab.
2. Right-click and select **New**.
3. Select the effective from/to dates.
4. Select whether contributions are **percentage based** or **set amounts,** then enter the % amount or set contribution(s).