Example of Loading Quebec Labour Standards Balances: Remuneration Subject to Contribution above the Maximum Limit Without Exempt Wages

In this example, you create balance initialization records to initialize an employee’s QLS balances where the wages are above the 2020 annual maximum limit of $78,500 and no exempt wages exist.

Note: These are only examples and you may require other balances to be initialized depending on your unique requirements. You may need to initialize other balances separately that are part of QLS gross or QLS exempt earnings.
Balance Name Value Notes
Gross Earnings 90,000 N/A
Quebec Labour Standards Gross 90,000 N/A
Quebec Labour Standards Subject 90,000 There are no Quebec Labour Standard Exempt Wages, so Subject = Gross
Quebec Labour Standards Excess 11,500 Subject – Limit. For example, using the values for 2020: 90,000 – 78,500 = 11,500
Quebec Labour Standards Taxable 78,500 Subject amount up to the limit. For example, using the values for 2020: Subject is 90,000 but the limit = 78,500 so Taxable = 78,500
Quebec Labour Standards Liability 54.95 Calculated value of Taxable * rate. For example, using the values for 2020: 6,000 * 0.0007 = 54.95

Load the Initialize Balance Batch Header

Use the InitializeBalanceBatchHeader.dat file to create the batch header.
METADATA|InitializeBalanceBatchHeader|BatchName|UploadDate|LegislativeDataGroupName 
MERGE|InitializeBalanceBatchHeader|QLS_REM_ABOVE_MAX_WO|2020/01/01|CA LDG

Load the Initialize Balance Batch Lines

Use the InitializeBalanceBatchLine.dat file to create the batch lines.
METADATA|InitializeBalanceBatchLine|LegislativeDataGroupName|BatchName|LineSequence|PayrollRelationshipNumber|TermNumber|AssignmentNumber|PayrollName|TaxUnitName|BalanceName|DimensionName|Value|AreaOne|ContextOneName|ContextOneValue|ContextTwoName|ContextTwoValue
MERGE|InitializeBalanceBatchLine|CA LDG|QLS_REM_ABOVE_MAX_WO|1| 192262 |ET192262|E192262|CA Semimonthly|CA Tax Reporting Unit|Quebec Labour Standards Gross|Relationship Tax Unit, Province, Statutory Report Type, Statutory Report Code Year to Date|90000.00|19|Year End Forms|T4_RL1|Statutory Reporting Code|7453627101RS0001
MERGE|InitializeBalanceBatchLine|CA LDG|QLS_REM_ABOVE_MAX_WO|2| 192262 |ET192262|E192262|CA Semimonthly|CA Tax Reporting Unit|Quebec Labour Standards Subject|Relationship Tax Unit, Province, Statutory Report Type, Statutory Report Code Year to Date|90000.00|19|Year End Forms|T4_RL1|Statutory Reporting Code|7453627101RS0001
MERGE|InitializeBalanceBatchLine|CA LDG|QLS_REM_ABOVE_MAX_WO|3| 192262 |ET192262|E192262|CA Semimonthly|CA Tax Reporting Unit|Quebec Labour Standards Taxable|Relationship Tax Unit, Province, Statutory Report Type, Statutory Report Code Year to Date|78500.00|19|Year End Forms|T4_RL1|Statutory Reporting Code|7453627101RS0001
MERGE|InitializeBalanceBatchLine|CA LDG|QLS_REM_ABOVE_MAX_WO|4| 192262 |ET192262|E192262|CA Semimonthly|CA Tax Reporting Unit|Quebec Labour Standards Liability|Relationship Tax Unit, Province, Statutory Report Type, Statutory Report Code Year to Date|54.95|19|Year End Forms|T4_RL1|Statutory Reporting Code|7453627101RS0001
MERGE|InitializeBalanceBatchLine|CA LDG|QLS_REM_ABOVE_MAX_WO|5| 192262 |ET192262|E192262|CA Semimonthly|CA Tax Reporting Unit|Gross Earnings|Relationship Tax Unit, Province, Statutory Report Type Year to Date|90000.00|19|Year End Forms|T4_RL1||
MERGE|InitializeBalanceBatchLine|CA LDG|QLS_REM_ABOVE_MAX_WO|6| 192262 |ET192262|E192262|CA Semimonthly|CA Tax Reporting Unit|Quebec Labour Standards Excess|Relationship Tax Unit, Province, Statutory Report Type, Statutory Report Code Year to Date|11500.00|19|Year End Forms|T4_RL1|Statutory Reporting Code|7453627101RS0001