Why is box A different from gross pay on the Releve 1 Recap report?

Total Gross Pay includes all money paid to employees, including Pension income and Other income that is not reported in Box A on the Releve 1. Box A should only include earnings and taxable benefits to be reported to Box A as required by Revenu Quebec, for example, company paid RRSP.

To understand the difference:

  1. Calculate the difference between Gross pay and Box A.

  2. Review your company setup to determine if taxable benefits are included in Box A and if earnings are excluded from Box A.

  3. Review the Earnings Matrix or the Deduction\Benefit Matrix. This report displays each code and the box values are directed to on the tax form.

    • If tax forms were requested, open the most recent Tax Forms Package. Go to the Year-End Reports page.Closed From the Reports menu, select Year-End Reports.

    • If tax forms were not requested, open Additional Reports from the last pay of the year.  Go to the Payroll Reports page.Closed From the Reports menu, select Payroll Reports.

  1. Calculate the difference between Gross pay and Box A.

    Gross pay 1,123,964.26
    Box A - 1,144,322.26
    Difference 20,358.00

  2. Review the Matrix report to find the answers.

    In this example, all earnings are included in Box A so earnings do not account for any of the difference. However, the Matrix report reveals *SUNLIFE and LIFE T is reporting to Box A.

Validation:

Gross pay 1,123,964.26
*SUNLIFE + 20,091.24
LIFE T + 266.76
Box A 1,144,322.26