Bonus Tax Method
This calculation method depends upon whether the bonus payment is included with the regular earnings (using the annualized tax method) or the bonus payment is paid on a separate cheque.
Note: Any payment that is using the bonus tax method is referred to as a "bonus payment" for the purpose of this documentation.
When bonus is included with Regular Earnings (annualized tax method), in addition to the 3 Calculation Steps outlined, the first 2 Steps are to calculate pay period income taxes on the Regular Earnings using the Annualized Tax Method.
Calculation Step 1 – Determine annual taxes payable by annualizing the Regular Earnings.
Calculation Input - The following will derive annual taxable gross: Regular Earnings X total pay periods in the year.
Calculation Output - Perform the annualized tax calculation to produce the annual income taxes.
Calculation Step 2 - Determine pay period income taxes for the Regular Earnings.
Calculation Input - The following will derive pay period income taxes: Annual income taxes (from Step 1) / total pay periods in the year.
Calculation Output - Pay period income taxes on the Regular Earnings.
The following table shows how the system calculates the tax payable when the bonus is included with regular earnings:
Calculation Step |
Calculation Input |
Calculation Output |
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1. Determine annual taxes payable using annualized earnings including the bonus payment. |
The following will derive annual taxable gross: (CIT taxable earnings gross year-to-date [YTD], including YTD bonus) + (current annualized tax method earnings Х no. of pays remaining in the year including the current period) + (current bonus payment) |
Perform tax calculation and the result will be annual income taxes which for this exercise will be Base Amount A. |
2. Determine annual taxes payable using annualized earnings excluding the current bonus payment. |
The following will derive annual taxable gross: (CIT taxable earnings gross YTD, including YTD bonus) + (current annualized tax method earnings Х no. of pays remaining in the year including the current period) |
Perform tax calculation and the result will be annual income taxes which for this exercise will be Base Amount B. |
3. Determine pay period income taxes payable on the bonus payment. |
The following will derive pay period income taxes on the bonus payment: (Base Amount A – Base Amount B) |
Pay period income ax payable on bonus payment. |
4. Determine pay period income taxes for the Regular Earnings and the Bonus payment. |
The following will derive pay period income taxes for both Regular Earnings and the Bonus payment: Pay period income taxes on the Regular Earnings + Pay period income taxes on the Bonus payment |
Total pay period income taxes for this combined payment (cheque). |
This table shows how the system calculates the tax payable when the bonus is paid on a separate cheque with no regular earnings:
Calculation Step |
Calculation Input |
Calculation Output |
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1. Determine annual taxes payable based on estimated annualized earnings including the bonus payment. |
The following will derive projected annual taxable gross: (CIT taxable earnings gross YTD, including YTD bonus) + (pay period pay rate from the employee's Job Data record X No. of pay periods remaining in the year including the current pay period) + (current bonus payment) |
Perform tax calculation and the result will be annual income taxes which for this exercise will be Base Amount A. |
2. Determine annual taxes payable based on estimated annualized earnings excluding the current bonus payment. |
The following will derive projected annual taxable gross: (CIT taxable earnings gross YTD, including YTD bonus) + (pay period pay rate from the employee's Job Data record X No. of pay periods remaining in the year including the current pay period) |
Perform tax calculation and the result will be annual income taxes which for this exercise will be Base Amount B. |
3. Determine taxes payable on the bonus payment. |
(Base Amount A – Base Amount B) |
Tax payable on bonus payment. |
The estimated projected earnings from the employee's Job Data record is calculated by this formula: (annual rate from the employee's Job Data record / no. of pays in the year to derive a pay period rate) × number of pays remaining in the year including the current period.