Payroll and bookkeeping, done by the same people
Payroll is the part of the books with the least room for error. Every pay has to be right for the employee, the deductions have to reach the CRA on time, and the totals have to agree with your bank account and your year-end slips. When payroll and bookkeeping are handled separately, those numbers drift apart, and the gap usually shows up in February when the T4s do not match the ledger.
We run payroll as part of your monthly bookkeeping, so every pay run is posted and reconciled in the same month it happens. Growth supports payroll for up to 5employees and Complete Care up to 15; on Micro Business Essentials, Essential and Steady, payroll is an add-on. On every package the payroll fee is quoted on top of the package price, based on your payroll.
The deadlines we keep track of
Most small employers are regular remitters, and for them the CRA sets two dates that matter most:
- Source deductions (CPP, EI and income tax withheld, plus the employer’s share) are due by the 15th of the month after you pay your employees. Some new and small employers remit quarterly instead, and larger employers remit more often; the CRA tells you which applies.
- T4 slips and the T4 Summary are due by the last day of February after the year, and employees must have their copies by the same date.
When someone stops working, a Record of Employment is due too. For most pay frequencies, Service Canada allows up to 5 calendar days after the end of the pay period in which the interruption happens to issue it electronically.
Port Alberni and beyond
We look after payroll for businesses in Port Alberni and the Alberni Valley, and for small employers elsewhere in Canada through cloud software. If your team works in more than one province, say so in the estimate: it changes the deductions and the filings, and it is priced in rather than discovered later.
Already behind on remittances or year-end slips? That is catch-up work, scoped on its own before your monthly payroll starts.