1. Implementing Payroll for Canada
  2. View Wage Basis Rules

View Wage Basis Rules

Use the Component Group Rules task from the Payroll area to view the wage basis rules for the federal and regional components.

You can view the wage basis rules information:

  1. From the Payroll area, select the Component Group Rules task.

  2. On the Component Group Rules page, select a Canadian Legislative Data Group and click Search.

View the Federal Components

To view the federal components:

  1. Select the Component Group Federal.

  2. For example, to view the wage basis rules for the Standard Earnings, under the Component Group Rules pane, navigate in the tree structure to Related Deductions > Standard Earnings > Wage Basis Rules.

  3. View the wage basis rules for Supplemental Earnings, Pretax Deductions, and Standard Earnings as they relate to each federal-level tax.

  • For Earnings, a check mark indicates the earning is subject to that tax. If no check mark is present, then the earning isn't subject to tax. The absence of an entire row is the same as no check mark.

  • For Pretax Deductions, a check mark indicates that the deduction is subject to taxation and it doesn't reduce the subject wages. If no check mark is present, then the deduction isn't subject to taxation and it reduces the subject wages. The absence of an entire row is the same as no check mark.

View the Regional Components

To view the regional components:

  1. Select the Regional node.

  2. For example, to view the wage basis rules for Workers Compensation, under the Component Group Rules pane, navigate in the tree structure to Related Deductions > Workers Compensation > Wage Basis Rules > Year End Forms; Province.

  3. View the wage basis rules for Provincial Tax, Quebec Pension Plan, Quebec Parental Insurance Plan, Payroll Tax, Provincial Medical, Workers Compensation, and Vacation Liability.

Due to the large volume of data, you may have to filter the data to view details for a particular province. Use the field above the Province column to enter the abbreviation of the province whose details you want to view. You can also sort the province in ascending or descending order to view the details.