My Account is a secure portal that lets you, as an individual, to view your personal income tax and benefit information online. It also allows you to manage you tax affairs online. The Canada Revenue Agency has put out a video to demonstrate how to create a 'My Account'. Here is the link for "My Account". Visit our website regularly to view the latest “News and Updates” on issues that impact you, your business and the industry. Stagecoach Payroll Solutions – “Your Canadian Pa

Are you an employer and need to issue a Record of Employment (ROE) for your employees? The Government of Canada has released a reminder on how to correctly issue your ROEs to help ensure your employees get the right benefits whether they apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) or Employment Insurance (EI). If you are issuing ROEs to employees who are affected by the COVID-19 and they are no longer working you must issue a ROE. One of the following reason codes

In response to the current pandemic of COVID-19, the Government of Canada has made several adjustments to assist federal employees, businesses and individuals in various Acts: Income Tax Act and Income Tax Regulations Temporarily increasing Canada Child Benefit payment in order to provide additional assistance to families with children. Individuals and families with low/modest incomes will receive one extra payment of GST/HST (Goods and Sales Tax) credit. For 2020 reducing mi

COVID-19 has prompted several provinces to amend/create Acts to better support workers during a public health emergency and any other future emergencies. Alberta ESA Temporary Workplace Rules The province of Alberta has implemented temporary measures to help employees and employers manage during these critical times. The following amendments/additions are in effect for the duration of public health emergency and until the government deems it is no longer needed: Created an un

If you didn’t already know, as of June 2019, Service Canada will be contacting clients by email, if they require more information about your Employment Insurance claim and have been unable to reach you by phone. A toll-free number for you to reach them is sent to the email address you provided during your application. Please remember Service Canada will not provide or request your personal information via email. If you are concerned with the authenticity of an email received

As the employer you must ensure that your employees are correctly identified. Requesting pieces of identification upon hiring is usually the first step to verify your potential employee is who they say they are. Relationship Between Legal Name and SIN Record It is a best practice to record the employee’s legal name for payroll purposes. Many people prefer to be addressed by a nickname, abbreviated name, or another name and will usually use this as they fill out their onboardi