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What this does
The catalogue is the list of kinds of pay, deductions and taxable benefits your company uses. Pay runs, stubs, reports and year-end slips all read from it. Each item says how income tax, CPP, EI and vacation pay apply.
Open the catalogue
- Go to Settings › Earnings and deductions.
- Choose a tab: Earnings, Deductions or Benefits.
- Choose Show switched off to include items that are off.
Built-in items
Every new company starts with these:
- Earnings. Regular hours, Salary, Overtime, Double time, Statutory holiday pay, Statutory holiday premium, Vacation pay, Bonus, Commission, Retroactive pay, Taxable allowance, Non-taxable allowance, Expense reimbursement, Controlled tips, Pay in lieu of notice, Retiring allowance (eligible), Severance / retiring allowance, Sick pay and Other earnings.
- Deductions. Registered pension plan, Group RRSP, Pooled registered pension plan, Union dues, Support order, Garnishment, CRA requirement to pay, Group insurance (employee share), Charitable donation, Advance repayment and Other deduction.
- Benefits. Group term life insurance, Automobile standby and operating, Private health and dental premiums, Board and lodging, Low or no-interest loan, Taxable gift or award (non-cash), Parking and Cash taxable benefit.
Change a built-in item
A built-in item is marked Built-in. You can rename it and change its treatment. You cannot remove it or switch it off.
Switch off or remove an item
- Open the item's row menu.
- Choose Switch off or Remove.
- If the item is assigned to employees, it is switched off instead. The message says "{name} is assigned to employees, so it was switched off instead".
A switched-off item is kept for history but cannot be assigned. Choose Switch on to bring it back.
Good to know
- You can select several items and switch off or delete them together.
- Deleted items go to the Trash for 90 days. See Trash and restore.
- The name shows on stubs and reports. The code is used inside pay records and cannot change later.