1082.4.1. For the purpose of applying section 1082.4 in accordance with the other provisions of this Act, the following steps are to apply in the following order:(a) the determination of each of the initial amounts;
(b) the adjustments, if any, to each of the initial amounts; and
(c) the use of the adjusted amounts in accordance with the provisions of this Act, except section 1082.4, but including, for greater certainty, sections 1079.9 to 1079.16.