T4 Filing for Small Business

A seamless way to produce T4 slips online and electronically file the T4 summary is now available to small employers who have 6 or fewer T4 slips to file for 2010. If this speaks to you, check out T4 Web Forms on the CRA website. It is a quick and accurate way to complete your T4 filing for 2010.

Those who qualify, based on last year's T4 filing pattern, should have received a Web access code in the mail by now. If you don't have the code, it can be retrieved online or by calling the CRA e-services Helpdesk for business at 1-877-322-7849. If you think you should qualify (i.e. you are a new employer with 6 or fewer employees), you should contact this number to become registered. Have your Business Number ready.

Once logged in to T4 Web Forms, the process to generate T4s and the T4 summary is easy to follow. Enter the total income and deduction data for each employee and the documents will be generated. When you enter the 2010 remittance total (found on the January, 2011 Statement of Account after Amount Paid for 2010), the T4 summary will automatically calculate amounts owing or an overpayment. Once you have printed the T4s and the T4 summary, click to submit the record and you have completed the filing requirements for 2010!

ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:

Tax Preparation for Proprietorships; Advanced Payroll for Professional Bookkeepers