Defining Canada tax authorities

Tax authorities determine the tax tables used to calculate tax deductions.

The Tax Authorities Tax Code must match your tax engine mapping. For more information, see the appropriate tax engine manual and documentation.

Procedure flow: Defining Canada Tax Authorities

Define Canada tax authorities

  1. Access Canada Tax Authority (PR08.1).
  2. Type the name and description of the tax authority in the Tax Authority fields.
    Note: The tax engine tax code you type in this field determines the tax tables the tax engine uses for this tax authority.
  3. Type the tax engine tax code you want to link to the tax authority in the Tax Code field. The code you type in this field must exactly match the code you defined in the tax engine.
  4. Select if this is a Federal or Provincial tax authority in the Authority Type field.
  5. If you selected Provincial in the Authority Type field, select the province in which this tax authority is located.
  6. Select whether or not this tax authority is only used for garnishments in the Used For Garnishments Only field.
  7. Click the Minimum Wage button to access Canada Minimum Wage (PR08.2) and define minimum wage information for the tax authority. These minimum wages are informational only.

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