Workers Compensation

Is there a way to calculate workers compensation on retained vacation pay. Workers compensation premiums are due on all assessable earnings including vacation pay earned but not yet paid out. Can the software be configured to calculate the liability without manual intervention?

  • This must be a requirement specific to your individual province or industry.  In Ontario, non-paid vacation pay is not part of T4 box 14 so it would not be included.

    Under Setup, Settings, Payroll, Incomes is the control for what tax is charged.  WCB/WSIB is not included here so the control must be built in and not user-defined.  It looks like you may have to calculate it manually unless someone else has an option.

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    As Richard Ridings said, this sounds like a requirement specific to our province.  As an accountant working in BC, I can confirm that Worksafe BC premiums are based on earnings actually paid out in the year, with no reference to any earnings earned but not yet paid.