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title: "How do I set up AOE orders to be applied against an employee?"
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# How do I set up AOE orders to be applied against an employee?

You may receive a court order from either a council or agency who wish to recover money directly through the employee's pay. With **Cintra iQ**, you can set up different types of attachment of earning orders (**AOEs**) so that money can be automatically taken from an employee's wages.

Depending on the type of **AOE** order, you can perform the following:

- Enter the **Deduction Amoun**t on the **Employment Record**.
- Set the **Deduction Amount** to be calculated automatically.

> [!WARNING]
> **Important:** Council Tax AOEs are calculated automatically using the deduction tables. Child Support (Ongoing) orders would have set amounts on the order which are entered on the employee record. Or, you might have a direct earnings attachment order such as a court order for an employee to pay parking fines. You can set an AOE order to be applied to an employee.

## To set up an AOE order

1. Navigate to the **AOE Deductions** tab. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Employment Record > Forms > Deductions window
2. In the **AOE Orders** pane, right-click and select **New**. The **Select AOE Order Type** window appears.
3. Select the **AOE** **Order Type** you've received for the employee: i.e. Child Support - Ongoing.
4. Click the **Next** button. The **Select Issuing Authority** window appears.
5. Select the desired **Deduction Heading**.
6. Click the **Next** button. A message appears asking if you would like to apply an **AOE** admin fee.
7. Perform either of the following:
  - Click the **Yes** button. You are asked to select an admin fee. The fee is automatically applied to the new order form.
  - Click the **No** button. The **New AOE Order** form appears.
8. Enter the following information:
  - **Case Number:** This is the reference number from the **AOE** form.
  - **Active From date:** This is the date the **AOE** order is entered into the system. The money only starts to be deducted from this date.
9. Click the **OK** button. Depending on the **AOE** order type you have selected:
  - **If it is not specified on the order:** the amount deducted is automatically calculated. The order is set up for your employee.
  - **If it is specified on the order:** continue to enter the **Deduction and Protected Earnings Amounts**. For more information, see [How Do I Enter AOE Deductions and Protected Earnings?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-enter-change-aoe-deductions-and-protected-earnings)