What this does
The CRA remittance for a period holds the CPP contributions (employee and employer), the EI premiums (employee and employer) and the income tax withheld. The PD7A is CRA's remittance voucher. SeroPayroll gives you a worksheet with the same figures.
Steps
- Go to Remittances.
- Filter to CRA, or find the row "Canada Revenue Agency · RP{reference}".
- Open it. Read the figures.
- Pay CRA through your bank or CRA's service with the amounts shown. Use the Total due and the due date.
- Choose Mark paid and record how you paid. See Mark a remittance paid.
Your remitter type
Set it in Settings › Company, under CRA accounts. The choices are:
- Quarterly
- Regular (monthly)
- Accelerated, threshold 1 (twice a month)
- Accelerated, threshold 2 (up to four times a month)
The schedule and due dates follow the type. The row shows the rule, for example "CRA remitter type: Regular (monthly)".
If no CRA payroll account with a remitter type is on file, the app uses the regular monthly schedule and says so: "Add it in Settings › Company."
Several CRA accounts
If you remit under several payroll accounts, each account has its own rows. Pay groups use an account. Set this under Settings › Pay groups.
Good to know
- The app does not file anything with CRA. It gives you the amounts and due dates.
- The employer's EI premium is shown with its multiplier, such as × 1.4, or the reduced rate for an employee in a premium reduction plan.
- CPP and EI employer amounts are part of the CRA total.
- Bank CSV exports the open CRA rows for a bank portal: Agency, Account number, Period end, Amount and Due date. It is not available under a trial licence.