Reference: Compare Pay Components, Groups, Accumulations, and Balances

	Definition	Create Task	Where to Set Up for Display	Return Value
Pay Component	Generic term for anything that can add to or subtract from a worker's net pay. Includes: Earnings. Deductions. Pay component related calculations (PCRCs).	Earning: Create Earning . Deduction: Create Deduction . PCRC: Calculation or Related Calculation field on the Create Earning or Create Deduction task.	Create Earning or Create Deduction task, in the Related Calculations section (scroll to the right).	Displays on the View Payroll Results report and on workers' payslips.
Pay Component Group	Adds the values of pay components in the group. Examples: AUS Adds to Gross [AUS] . FRA Adds to Gross [FRA] Pre Tax Deductions (CAN, UK, USA) Pay component groups always filter by worktag.	Create Pay Component Group	Create Pay Component Groups task, in the Pay Component Usage field.	Returns a single gross-to-net value each time it's referenced. Displays on the View Earning and View Deduction reports in the: Groups section of the Non-Effective Dated tab. Related Calculations section of the Effective Dated tab.
Pay Accumulation	Adds or subtracts the values of included: Earnings. Deductions. PCRCs. Pay component groups. Other pay accumulations. You can configure the pay accumulation to filter the values by worktag. For Payroll for the UK, it's important to associate the UK Payroll ID worktag with pay accumulations.	Create Pay Accumulation	Create Pay Accumulation task, on the Calculate/Display Exceptions tab.	Returns a single gross-to-net value each time it's referenced. Displays on the Pay Accumulations/Balances tab on the View Payroll Results report.
Pay Balance	Adds the values of one or more pay component balances over time. Example: the year-to-date balance of a loan repayment. Can include: Earnings. Deductions. PCRCs. Pay accumulations. Pay component groups. You can configure the pay balance to filter the values by worktag. For Payroll for the UK, it's important to associate the UK Payroll ID worktag with pay balances.	Create Pay Balance	Create Pay Balance task, in the Display on Result check box.	Returns a value for a balance period, such as: Month-to-date. Year-to-date. Fiscal period. Displays on the Pay Accumulations/Balances tab on the View Payroll Results report.