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PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS ACCOUNT [3 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
CONT

A payroll account is an account number assigned to either an employer, a trustee or a payer of amounts related to employment to identify themselves when dealing with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Key term(s)
  • payroll deduction account

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
CONT

Un compte de retenues sur la paie est un numéro de compte attribué à un employeur, un fiduciaire ou un payeur afin de l'identifier lors de son interaction avec l'Agence du revenu du Canada (ARC).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
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Record 2 2025-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
  • Administrative Structures (Publ. Admin.)
CONT

The business number(BN) has 15 digits : nine numbers to identify the business, plus two letters and four numbers to identify the program and each account. The system includes major types of Canada Revenue Agency and Canada Border Services Agency programs that many businesses may be registered for : GST, payroll deductions, corporate income tax and import/export...

OBS

The use of the business number (BN) as the standard identifier is gradually being expanded to all federal business programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
  • Structures de l'administration publique
CONT

Le numéro d'entreprise (NE) se compose de 15 caractères : un numéro d'identification de neuf chiffres, qui désigne l'entreprise, suivi de deux lettres et de quatre chiffres désignant le programme et chaque compte. Le système comprend maintenant les principaux programmes de l'Agence du revenu du Canada et l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada auxquels de nombreuses entreprises peuvent s'inscrire, soit : TPS, retenues sur la paie, impôt sur le revenu des sociétés, importations-exportations [...]

OBS

L'utilisation du numéro d'entreprise (NE) en tant qu'identificateur standard s'appliquera progressivement à tous les programmes d'entreprise fédéraux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
  • Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
  • Estructuras de la administración pública
CONT

El número de entidad comercial de Australia (ABN) y el número de empresa de Australia (ACN) identifican de forma exclusiva a las empresas dentro de ese país.

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Record 3 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Business and Administrative Documents
OBS

Publication number RC1B of Revenue Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
OBS

Publication numéro RC1B de Revenu Canada.

Spanish

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