PF1 Exam Dumps - Payroll Fundamentals 1Exam

Bonuses and incentives are treated as taxable remuneration, so they are generally subject to the same core statutory deductions as regular earnings: CPP/QPP, EI, and income tax (and in Quebec, QPIP also applies when the remuneration is subject to EI). The CRA specifically notes that you must deduct EI premiums from bonuses/retroactive pay (up to the annual maximum), and the CRA’s guidance for bonuses/irregular amounts uses tools (PDOC/formulas) that calculate CPP contributions, EI premiums, and income tax on these payments.

In Quebec payroll, remuneration that is subject to EI premiums is generally also subject to QPIP premiums, so bonuses/incentives that are EI-insurable are typically QPIP-insurable as well.

In the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, there is also a statutory territorial payroll tax that employers must withhold/remit where applicable, and the NWT guidance explicitly lists bonuses as part of employment income subject to payroll tax.

Termination notice requirements come from the employment standards legislation that applies to the workplace, which is tied to the jurisdiction where the employee works (province/territory), unless the workplace is federally regulated. The Government of Canada explicitly directs employers and employees to consult the employment standards for the province or territory of work if they are not in a federally regulated industry.

Within a given jurisdiction, the minimum notice (or pay in lieu) is typically based on the employee’s length of continuous employment/service. For example, under the Canada Labour Code (federally regulated workplaces), required notice increases with service (and can be replaced with wages in lieu), showing service length is a core driver of notice entitlements.

That’s why “where they live” is not the deciding factor for notice rules: the governing employment standards are based on the jurisdiction of employment (where the work is performed / the employment is regulated), and the employee’s length of service under that jurisdiction’s rules.

A SIN that begins with “9” (often called a 900-series SIN) is issued to temporary workers—people who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents—and who are authorized to work in Canada. Service Canada’s employer guidance explicitly states that SINs beginning with “9” are issued to temporary workers who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents, and these SINs are valid only until the expiry date shown on the immigration document that authorizes the person to work in Canada.

Service Canada also advises employers to confirm that employees with a SIN starting with “9” remain authorized to work and that their immigration document has not expired.

So, options A–C are incorrect because a 900-series SIN is not for permanent residents (“landed immigrants”), not for Canadians whose SIN “expires,” and not based on working outside Canada. It specifically signals temporary status tied to work authorization in Canada.

Net pay (often called “take-home pay”) is what the employee actually receives after all withholdings and other deductions are taken from their earnings. In Canadian payroll practice, the starting point is gross earnings (regular wages plus any taxable amounts that must be included in income). From gross earnings, payroll subtracts total deductions, which include statutory deductions (such as CPP/QPP, EI, and income tax) and any authorized non-statutory deductions (for example, union dues, benefits premiums, pension contributions, or garnishments where applicable). This is why the most accurate generic formula is gross earnings − total deductions. CRA payroll guidance reflects this structure by requiring employers to calculate gross pay, determine the correct statutory deductions, and then arrive at the amount paid to the employee after those deductions are withheld and remitted.

Options C and D are incomplete or incorrect because “total tax” is only one part of deductions, and “net taxable income” is not a payroll calculation base in the way the question frames it. Option A is also incorrect because “pensionable earnings” is only relevant to CPP/QPP calculations, not the overall net pay formula.

CRA’s automobile benefit calculations require multiple data points because there are usuallytwo components: thestandby charge(vehicle availability) and theoperating expense benefit(personal driving where the employer pays operating costs). CRA’s guidance on employer-provided automobiles explains that standby charge calculations use the automobile’scost (capital cost) including applicable taxesand the time the vehicle wasavailableto the employee, while the reduced standby charge and operating benefit depend onkilometres drivenand the split betweenbusiness and personal use.

To determine whether areduced standby chargeapplies, you need availability plusbusiness-use requirements(which are evidenced through total/business kilometres). To calculate the operating expense benefit, you needpersonal kilometres(often derived from total kilometres minus business kilometres) or detailed personal km directly.

Therefore, the complete and correct set of required inputs is:capital cost (with sales tax), availability, total kilometres, business kilometres, and personal kilometres—which is optionD.