CEWS Box 57-60 manual entry option?

CRA's rule is, when payroll periods and CEWS periods are different, business needs to stick to CEWS period without using prorate.

So. I needed to make a copy file for CEWS with different period, different pay frequency to many company's payroll.

However, I didn't do this way from the beginning, I started from P5, when things got a lot clearer.

I saw this today on Sage50 T4 Box number information.

"57-60. Employment income during COVID-19 pay periods 

(This information is automatically reported in the other information area of the T4 slip when you print 2020 T4s or file them electronically)"

I have been preparing for T4 manual entry.

I want to know if there is manual entry options.

I also want to know if there is a guide for manual entry before the year changes.

CRA will have a long long server maintenance from December 23 to January 4.

I really don't know how I can manage to handle this volume of Year End to go over 10% TWS, prep PD27, go over CEWS, go over employees max, find out clients' missed tax payment, adjust annual tax payment in December payroll, etc now. Please put up Manual Entry Guide for T4 now. or Speak to CRA to extend the deadline for CEWS and T4 please.

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    My understanding is that when applying for CEWS you had to report the actual amounts EARNED in the CEWS periods but the reporting on the T4s is based on the date the earnings were PAID to the employee in the period specified.

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    Thanks mrf. I didn't know they are meant to show different amounts. I don't think any business had Sunday to Saturday pay period when CEWS started. CEWS didn't take monthly/semi-monthly payroll into their consideration, yet insisted that only actual work from these CEWS period can make eligible remunerations, I have been spending so much time for figure out actual hours for CEWS periods, actual income for CEWS periods separated from the usual payroll. I am happy that at least this block 57-60 will be hands off experience.