Employer

This employer information is sent along with T4s, T4 Summary, ROE’s, T4As and T5018s when uploaded to Service Canada. Multiple CRA account numbers can be maintained if different accounts are used for different purposes or groupings in Spire.

Current Payroll Year – The current Payroll Year. This is advanced automatically on payroll year close. You could temporarily change this year if you needed to reprint or generate forms for a prior payroll year, but remember to set it back before you create or post any more timecards.

Payroll Account Number – Account number with CRA
Remitting Frequency – How often payroll deductions are submitted, based on predefined rules from CRA, based on monthly remittance amount. The default value is Quarterly unless you have been directed otherwise from CRA.

  • Regular (monthly)
  • Quarterly
  • Threshold 1 accelerated (twice a month)
  • Threshold 2 accelerated (four times a month)

CRA Payroll AP account (Vendor) – The AP vendor used to pay deductions and remittances
Description – A note to attach to each account, which will display in some places where a CRA Account is selectable.

Quebec Health Service Fund – Settings for Quebec Health, for your total payroll and option for reduced contribution rate.

Contractor

This contractor information is sent along with T4As and T5018s when uploaded to Service Canada. If you maintain multiple CRA accounts for submitting groups of forms separately, they can all be entered here, along with a Description label that can be seen in some places when the account number is selected.

Contact

This contact information is sent along with T4s, T4 Summary, ROE’s, T4As and T5018s when uploaded to Service Canada.

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