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Calgarygirl
Level 2

Temporary Wage Subsidy 10%

Hi everyone,  I have a question regarding the Temporary Wage Subsidy 10%.  My situation is I don't use the Payroll module for one employee, I use the General journal entry.  So, I also use the General journal when I remit the payroll remittance due on the 15th of the following month. How do I do this now when I reduce income tax by the 10%?     I currently use this entry:

Bank                                                           1000.00 credit  example

Receiver General CPP                 500.00   debit

Receiver General Income Tax    500.00   debit             This is what my entry looks like normally.

 

However, if I deduct the 10%  to CRA to remit, what I pay to CRA from the bank won't be balanced?

Can I add the entry for the 10% in this entry as well and how would I treat the entry?

Or do I need to create another journal entry:

Receiver General Income Tax           xxx.xx  debit            

Other Income -Temporary Wage Subsidy       xxx.xx credit

 

Help!  TIA

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LauraAB
QuickBooks Team

Temporary Wage Subsidy 10%

Hello again Calgarygirl,

 

Welcome back! I appreciate the details about how you're recording your payroll in QuickBooks Desktop. I can see how using the journal entry would make more sense for you rather than subscribing to the Payroll module since you only have a single employee. I want to make sure this gets sorted out.

 

Since you're using the workaround of entering journal entries for enter payroll information, a workaround will also be needed to enter the Temporary Wage Subsidy from the government since the article in the QuickBooks Community is geared for those with a payroll subscription. The CRA article FAQ – Temporary wage subsidy for employers: CRA and COVID-19 should help you with working out the calculations, but when it comes to entering the data into QuickBooks, I recommend speaking with an accountant.

 

An accountant has the training and knowledge to back advice they can give you about what accounts to target or what sorts of entries will be best for this scenario. QuickBooks can even help you find someone to work with if you don't already have an accountant. Check out the Find an Accountant page and use the search feature to find someone near you.

 

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