The payroll calculations in QuickBooks Desktop may be different from the printed tables supplied by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) or the CRA Payroll Deductions Online Calculator.
QuickBooks Desktop uses a more accurate method to calculate taxes, which can create differences between the calculations from the CRA Payroll Deductions Online Calculator.
- QuickBooks Desktop calculates federal, provincial, and territorial taxes based on a formula provided by the CRA.
- The CRA Payroll Deductions Online Calculator amounts are based on tables, which are not as precise as those which QuickBooks Desktop calculates.