Canadian Payroll Reporter

January 2014

Focuses on issues of importance to payroll professionals across Canada. It contains news, case studies, profiles and tracks payroll-related legislation to help employers comply with all the rules and regulations governing their organizations.

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JANUARY 2014 Termination paperwork Continued from page 3 Death benefits and retiring allowances are subject to income tax source deductions, using the lump-sum method. CPP or EI does not apply, even though such payments must be reported on the ROE in Block 17C. Unlike any other ROE-reportable payment, death benefits and retiring allowances are not included in the earn- ings reported on the ROE in Blocks 15B and 15C. Published 12 times a year by Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd. Subscription rate: $179 per year Alan McEwen is a Vancouver Islandbased HRIS/Payroll consultant and freelance writer with over 20 years' experience in all aspects of the industry. He can be reached at armcewen@ shaw.ca, (250) 228-5280 or visit www. alanrmcewen.com for more information. Customer Service Tel: (416) 609-3800 (Toronto) (800) 387-5164 (outside Toronto) Fax: (416) 298-5106 E-mail: carswell.customerrelations @thomsonreuters.com Website: www.carswell.com LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP | CHANGES IN PAYROLL LAWS AND REGULATIONS FROM ACROSS CANADA Continued from page 5 an indexing factor of 0.9 per cent. As a result, the following maximum amounts apply: Basic personal amount — $12,567 Age amount — $9,425 Pension income amount — $2,000 Education amount — full-time — $4,800 Education amount — part-time — $1,440 Disability amount — $12,567 Spouse, common-law partner or eligible dependant amount — $12,567 Caregiver amount — $4,531 Amount for infirm dependants 18 and older — $4,530. ■ ONTARIO Changes to TD1ON amounts for 2014 For 2014, personal amounts claimed on an Ontario Personal Tax Credits Return (TD1ON) have been revised to reflect an indexing factor of one per cent. As a result, the following maximum amounts apply when using the TD1ON for Ontario workers: Basic personal amount — $9,670 Age amount — $4,721  Pension income amount — $1,337  Education amount — full-time — $6,240  Education amount — part-time — $1,872 Disability amount — $7,812  Spouse, common-law partner or eligible dependant amount — $8,211 Caregiver amount — $4,557 Amount for infirm dependants 18 and older — $4,558  8 www.payroll-reporter.com One Corporate Plaza 2075 Kennedy Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M1T 3V4 ■ PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Director, Carswell Media: Karen Lorimer No changes to TD1PE Publisher: John Hobel For 2014, personal amounts claimed on a Prince Edward Island Personal Tax Credits Return (TD1PE) remain the same as they were in 2013: Basic personal amount — $7,708 Age amount — $3,764 Pension income amount — $1,000 Education amount — full time — $4,800 Education amount — part-time — $1,440 Disability amount — $6,890 Spouse, common-law partner — $6,546 Eligible dependant amount — $6,294 Caregiver amount — $2,446 Amount for infirm dependants 18 and older — $2,446 ■ SASKATCHEWAN Changes to TD1SK For 2014, personal amounts claimed on a Saskatchewan Personal Tax Credits Return (TD1SK) have been revised to reflect an indexing factor of 0.9 per cent. As a result, the following maximum amounts apply: Basic personal amount — $15,378  Age amount — $4,684    Pension income amount — $1,000 Education amount — full-time — $4,800 Education amount — part-time — $1,440 Disability amount — $9,060  Spouse, common-law partner or eligible dependant amount — $15,378  Caregiver amount — $9,060  Amount for infirm dependants 18 and older — $9,060  Senior supplement — $1,237  Child amount — $5,834/child  Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 Managing Editor: Todd Humber Editor: Zachary Pedersen zachary.pedersen@thomsonreuters.com (416) 649-9584 Marketing Manager: Mohammad Ali mm.ali@thomsonreuters.com (416) 609-5866 Circulation Co-ordinator: Travis Chan travis.chan@thomsonreuters.com (416) 609-5872 ©2014 Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd/ ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-7798-2810-4 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher (Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business). Return Mail Registration # 1522825 Return Postage Guaranteed Paid News Revenue Toronto Canadian Payroll Reporter is part of the Canadian HR Reporter group of publications: • Canadian HR Reporter (www.hrreporter.com) • Canadian Occupational Safety magazine (www.cos-mag.com) • Canadian Safety Reporter (www.safety-reporter.com) • Canadian Employment Law Today (www.employmentlawtoday.com) • Canadian Labour Reporter (www.labour-reporter.com) See carswell.com for information

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