Canadian Payroll – some ROE fields demystified

A client of mine had a great question for me last week on the ROE (Record of Employment) form that I couldn’t answer off the top of my head.  I took the opportunity to research and test to answer the question and figured it is not an uncommon question, so I may as well share the info. Before I begin, I am not a payroll guru, I simply understand how the payroll modules work in Dynamics GP.  This is not meant to be a “how to complete your ROE” form article.  I worked for a few years with an actual payroll guru, who in her own words, could make Canadian Payroll sing!  (RW, you know who you are!) The Question Why is the insurable earnings listed in the pay period boxes (section 15C) not the same as the Total Insurable Earnings in box 15C?  And why does 15C not tie in to the T4 insurable earnings on the employee card? The Short Answer For the most part, the short answer is there are timing differences (ROE’s usually will span more than one calendar year and T4s are calendar year only).  The interesting thing which I didn’t know is the specific rules around how 15A, 15B and 15C sections are calculated.

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Canadian Payroll – some ROE fields demystified