Year-End Checklist (CA)

CHAPTERS

Avionté Year-End Payroll Checklist (Canada)
August, September, and October
November & December
January/February
After February

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Avionté Year-End Payroll Checklist (Canada)

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August, September, and October

Steps / Items

☐    Confirm transaction type set up

        ☐  Add/review W2 box and label (used for the T4)

Gather consent for electronic delivery of T4 

        ☐ Create Adobe electronic consent form and distribute to employees not yet                           consented

 

November & December

Steps / Items

Review your tax rates including EHT and make any necessary changes           

        ☐ Review, update/add Tax IDs in Admin Tools

☐ Review and determine if WSIB rates will need to be updated

        ☐ Update WSIB rates in Admin Tools

Verify employee SIN- pre audit

☐ Prepare to audit your T4 data using get employee T4 details report

☐ Check transactions to ensure it is listed on the T4 or put it in the employee extra field.
☐ Review T4/T4A Setup for Dental Benefits & Employee Extra for Dental Eligibility Code

☐ Review Provinces you do business in for changes to minimum wages

  Be aware of any changes that are needed for vacation and holidays.      

Review your voluntary benefits for additions or revisions.  Add new and/or update Transaction Types
☐ Update employee payroll deductions for new or changed benefits
☐ Update employee/employer payroll contributions for new or changed benefits
☐ Prepare to distribute T4 to your workers
Register for Year-End training webinar

☐ Determine final payroll date and check date and communicate internally

☐ Reference- Payroll Process Overview

        ☐ Process any final employee payments including bonuses, etc.

 

January/February

Steps / Items

Complete any final payroll adjustments or corrections

Run T4/T4A process

Resolve any errors such as employee sin is missing or invalid, invalid employee province.

        T4/T4A Troubleshooting

Run and verify the T4 Summary.

☐ Audit T4s. Check transactions to ensure correct amounts listed on the T4 or put it in the employee extra field.

        ☐ Compare T4 data to Taxes Summary AQ

☐  Submit the xml file to CRA

☐ Print and mail forms to workers

        ☐ T4  T4A

Post forms to the employee portal

Review minimum wage details in Admin Tools and update as necessary
Mass update assignment pay rates if applicable min wage updates
Review tax documents to ensure you have the current version.
Keep an eye on the BOLD Bulletin for notification of new templates (TD1s, etc.)

Complete T4/T4A corrections, if necessary, with the CRA

 

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