--- title: "Payroll Services for Small Business in BC | EverStone" url: https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-canada description: "Remote payroll for incorporated BC businesses — source deductions, remittances, T4s and ROEs handled correctly, on time, at a fixed fee. Ask a CPA." type: service-or-info updated: 2026-10-08 summary: "Canadian employers must withhold income tax, CPP and EI from every payroll and remit those source deductions to the CRA — for regular remitters, by the 15th of the month after employees are paid — then issue T4 slips each February. EverStone runs payroll, remittances and T4s for incorporated owners online." faq_count: 7 publisher: EverStone CPA Inc., a Chartered Professional Accountant firm registered with CPA British Columbia and CPA Alberta service_area: British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba language: en-CA contact: info@everstonecpa.com · https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online --- [Home](https://www.everstonecpa.com/) Payroll Handled — Source Deductions, Remittances & T4s Payroll done right [Home](https://www.everstonecpa.com/) [Services](https://www.everstonecpa.com/services) Payroll # Payroll *Handled* — Source Deductions, Remittances & T4s If you pay yourself or a team a salary, CRA expects source deductions withheld, remitted on schedule, and reported on T4s. We run all of it remotely, so the deadlines and the math are never your problem. At EverStone CPA, payroll is run by the same firm that handles your books and year-end, not a separate provider. [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online?service=payroll#enquiry-form)[Ask a Free Question](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) ★★★★★ Rated 5.0 on Google from 21 reviews · [Read them](https://www.everstonecpa.com/reviews) **Quick answer:** Canadian employers must withhold income tax, CPP and EI from every payroll and remit those source deductions to the CRA — for regular remitters, by the 15th of the month after employees are paid — then issue T4 slips each February. EverStone runs payroll, remittances and T4s for incorporated owners online. The payroll errors that reach a penalty fastest. Running payroll through your corporation is more than sending someone their pay — it means opening a payroll (RP) account, withholding the right income tax, CPP and EI, remitting it to CRA by the deadline, and reconciling it to T4 slips at year-end. Miss a remittance and the penalties are immediate and steep. We take the whole cycle off your plate and keep it clean, whether you have one employee (yourself) or a small team across BC. Group counselling practices that pay associates a wage rather than a fee split are a frequent example; see [payroll and contractor splits for counselling practices](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-for-counsellors-bc). Related: [Accounting for daycares and childcare centres](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-for-daycares-bc). Related: [Payroll for home care and senior care agencies](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-for-home-care-agencies-bc). Hospitality payroll has its own complications, from controlled tips to constant records of employment — the [restaurant and hospitality accounting hub](https://www.everstonecpa.com/restaurant-hospitality-accounting) covers them together. Working out an average day’s pay for a B.C. statutory holiday? The [BC stat pay calculator](https://www.everstonecpa.com/bc-stat-holiday-pay-calculator) does it, and settles the qualifying test first. ## What our payroll service covers - Opening and managing your CRA payroll (RP) program account - Calculating income tax, CPP and EI withholdings on every pay run - Remitting source deductions to CRA on your required schedule - Year-end T4 and T4A slips and summaries, filed on time - Records of Employment (ROEs) when someone leaves - Owner-salary setup coordinated with your salary-vs-dividend plan Where payroll goes wrong Statutory holiday pay is a recurring source of quiet error, particularly where staff work irregular hours: the qualifying test is 30 days employed plus wages earned on 15 of the last 30 days, and the amount is an average day’s pay rather than a standard shift. Our guide to [statutory holiday pay for employers](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/statutory-holiday-pay-canada-employers) sets out the calculation. ## The payroll mistakes that cost small corporations most Payroll penalties are among the fastest CRA assesses, because the deadlines are frequent and the amounts are unforgiving. Here is where owner-run corporations most often slip. Before a pay run goes out, the [payroll deduction calculator](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-deduction-calculator) shows what should come off the cheque and what the employer owes on top. ### Missed or late remittances [Source deductions](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll/remitting-source-deductions.html) have their own remittance schedule, separate from your corporate tax deadline, and CRA charges a penalty the moment a remittance is late — even by a day. For most new small employers, remittances are due by the 15th of the month after you pay wages. We track the schedule and remit on time, every time. ### Getting your own salary wrong Paying yourself a salary creates RRSP room and CPP, but it also means withholding and remitting on your own pay. Owners often run their salary informally and create a reconciliation mess at year-end. We set your owner-salary up properly from the first run. Salary vs. dividends is a real decision — we model both before setting up payroll so the choice fits your situation. ### T4s that don’t match remittances At year-end, your T4 slips have to reconcile to what you actually remitted through the year. Gaps trigger CRA notices. Because we handle both the remittances and the slips, they always tie out. ### Forgetting the ROE When an employee leaves, a Record of Employment is required within a set timeframe — miss it and you create problems for both the employee and the corporation. We issue ROEs correctly and on time. ### Mixing contractors and employees Paying someone as a contractor when CRA would consider them an employee is a costly misclassification. We help you get the relationship right before it becomes a payroll-tax assessment. How it works ## Working with EverStone, start to finish 1 ### Enquiry & setup We review how you pay yourself and any team, open or clean up your RP account, and quote a fixed fee before any work begins. 2 ### We run each cycle You tell us hours or amounts; we calculate withholdings, prepare pay, and remit source deductions to CRA on schedule. 3 ### Year-end, handled We file your T4/T4A slips and summaries, reconcile them to your remittances, and issue any ROEs — no scramble in February. Payroll works best alongside your [bookkeeping](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accounting-services) and [corporate tax](https://www.everstonecpa.com/tax-services), so your pay, source deductions and year-end all reconcile in one place. See also our guide to [payroll remittances and the RP account](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/payroll-remittances-canada-rp-account). To check your remittance dates, use the [payroll remittance calculator](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-remittance-calculator). Questions ## Payroll questions from business owners **Do I need to run formal payroll if I only pay myself?** If you pay yourself a salary (rather than dividends), yes — you need a payroll account, you must withhold and remit source deductions on your own pay, and you file a T4 at year-end. If you pay yourself only dividends, you file a T5 instead and don’t run payroll. We help you decide which approach fits and set it up correctly. [Ask about your case →](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) **When are payroll remittances due?** Remittance due dates follow your remitter type. Most new and small employers are “regular remitters,” meaning source deductions are due by the 15th day of the month following the month you paid wages. Larger payrolls remit more frequently. We confirm your schedule and remit on time. **What happens if a remittance is late?** CRA charges a penalty on late remittances, calculated on the amount and how late it is, and repeated lateness increases the rate. It’s one of the fastest penalties CRA assesses, which is exactly why we manage the schedule for you. **Can you run payroll if my team is in different provinces?** Yes. We handle payroll remotely for teams across BC, accounting for the correct provincial factors. Everything is done by secure upload and video call — nothing requires an in-person visit. **Do you handle T4s and ROEs too?** Yes. Year-end T4 and T4A slips, the T4 summary, and Records of Employment when someone leaves are all part of the service, reconciled to the remittances we made through the year. **Do I need a payroll account with CRA before my first pay run?** Yes. An RP payroll account must be open before you remit, and opening it after the fact does not undo a late remittance. Set it up as soon as you know you will pay anyone, including yourself by salary. Corporations that pay only dividends do not need a payroll account, which is one reason the salary-versus-dividend decision is worth making deliberately. **Do taxable benefits change what I have to remit?** Yes. Benefits such as a company vehicle, certain insurance premiums or personal use of company assets are added to the employee’s income, which increases source deductions during the year and must be reported on the T4. Catching them only at year-end creates a large correction and, sometimes, an underpayment. Identify benefits when they start, not in February. **Fixed fees**Clear, fixed pricing. You approve the fee before any work begins. No surprise bills. **One day**We reply to every enquiry within one business day, usually the same day. **CPA-led**Every file is handled personally by a CPA, never passed to junior staff. **No obligation**Sending an enquiry is free, with zero pressure and no obligation. What clients say ## Why clients stay with EverStone Rated 5.0 on Google across 21 client reviews. ★★★★★ “…We switched to him last year for both our personal and small-business taxes — responsive, knowledgeable and quick.” Heather Powers Verified Google Review ★★★★★ “Personal. Professional. Responsive. Plus he saved me a bundle!” Corrin Skalbeck Verified Google Review ★★★★★ “…He is very knowledgeable and has saved me tons in taxes by restructuring my group of companies — the best accountant I’ve worked with in the last 10 years, after switching from three different firms.” Matt Hildebrandt Verified Google Review [Read our Google reviews](https://www.everstonecpa.com/reviews) **Official resources:** [CRA — Payroll](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll.html) · [T4001 Employers’ Guide](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/t4001.html) Information on this page was last reviewed in ** July 2026 **. See our [how our content is reviewed](https://www.everstonecpa.com/editorial-policy). Payroll questions that come up once you have staff on the books: [T4, T4A and T5 slip deadlines](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/t4-t4a-t5-slip-filing-deadlines-canada), [putting a spouse on the payroll](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/paying-your-spouse-a-salary-canada), [employee versus contractor classification](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/employee-vs-contractor-cra-worker-classification), [BC’s Employer Health Tax](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/bc-employer-health-tax-guide). The contribution ceilings change every January and the payroll has to change with them — [the 2027 CPP and EI figures](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/cpp-ei-rates-2027) carries the current numbers. ## Related reading Guides and tools that go deeper on what this page covers. [PD7A: Statement of Account for Current Source Deductions What the PD7A statement shows, the remitter types and their due dates — the 15th for regular remitters — and how payroll remittances actually work.](https://www.everstonecpa.com/forms/pd7a) [Labour mobility deduction: $10,000 — The tradesperson relocation deduction rises from $4,000 to $10,000 The Labour Mobility Deduction rose from $4,000 to $10,000 for 2026, indexed from 2027.](https://www.everstonecpa.com/tax-update/labour-mobility-deduction) [Free payroll remittance calendar](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-remittance-calendar) [The PIER report, decoded](https://www.everstonecpa.com/cra-letter-pier-report) [The slip season guide: T4, T5, T5018](https://www.everstonecpa.com/t-slip-deadlines) [Slip-versus-return mismatch letters](https://www.everstonecpa.com/cra-letter-t4-mismatch) [Hiring your first employee, in order](https://www.everstonecpa.com/first-employee) [Issuing a record of employment](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/roe-record-of-employment-canada)[Terminating an employee](https://www.everstonecpa.com/blog/terminating-an-employee-canada-final-pay) ## Payroll by city Payroll rules differ by province; each city page sets out the ones that apply there. - **British Columbia:** [Abbotsford](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-abbotsford), [Chilliwack](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-chilliwack), [Mission](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-mission), [Langley](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-langley), [Surrey](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-surrey), [Maple Ridge](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-maple-ridge), [Aldergrove](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-aldergrove), [Vancouver](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-vancouver), [Victoria](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-victoria), [Kelowna](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-kelowna) - **Alberta:** [Calgary](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-calgary), [Edmonton](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-edmonton) - **Manitoba:** [Winnipeg](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-winnipeg) - **Ontario:** [Toronto](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-toronto), [Ottawa](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-ottawa), [Kitchener-Waterloo](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-kitchener-waterloo), [Hamilton](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-hamilton), [London](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-london-ontario), [St. Catharines](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-st-catharines), [Windsor](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-windsor), [Oshawa](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-oshawa), [Barrie](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-barrie) ## Payroll in Alberta Alberta businesses file GST with no provincial sales tax and, for corporations, a separate AT1. City pages: [Calgary](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-calgary), [Edmonton](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-edmonton), [Airdrie](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-airdrie), [Red Deer](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-red-deer), [Lethbridge](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-lethbridge), [Medicine Hat](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-medicine-hat), [St. Albert](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-st-albert), [Sherwood Park](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-sherwood-park), [Grande Prairie](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-grande-prairie) and [Fort McMurray](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-fort-mcmurray). ### Starting fees Every fee is fixed in writing before any work begins. - **Payroll, remittances, T4s and ROEs** included in monthly bookkeeping *This page* - **Monthly bookkeeping, GST/PST filing included** from $325 a month - **Books, payroll and the year-end T2 together** $500–$700 a month - **Corporate year-end and T2 return** fixed fee, quoted in writing - **Personal tax return (T1)** from $125; self-employed or rental $275–$500 - **Catch-up bookkeeping** from $2,200 per year of records - **Controller or CFO support** controller from $1,650, CFO from $2,750 a month - **One-off advice call with a CPA** $225 plus GST [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online?service=payroll#enquiry-form) We run payroll for owner-managed businesses across BC, including for [Vancouver](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-vancouver). For the background reading, the [payroll hub](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-hub) annotates every guide on remittances, slips, taxable benefits and owner compensation. Still deciding how to bring someone on? [Hiring an employee vs a contractor](https://www.everstonecpa.com/employee-vs-contractor-hiring-canada) covers what each model commits the business to. ## The forms and the dates Source deductions — CPP, EI and income tax — are remitted with the PD7A by the 15th of the following month for most small employers, and T4 slips with the T4 Summary are due by the last day of February. Records of employment go to Service Canada within five days of an interruption of earnings. BC employer health tax applies once BC payroll passes $1 million, and WorkSafeBC assessments are reported quarterly or annually depending on the size of the payroll. ## Who this is for in the Fraser Valley Payroll clients in the Fraser Valley are mostly employers with two to twenty staff: Abbotsford and Chilliwack crews on hourly wages with overtime, Langley and Surrey shops with commissions, Mission and Maple Ridge offices paying salary. BC’s employer health tax, WorkSafeBC assessments and the provincial statutory holidays sit alongside the federal source deductions, and all of them run on the same calendar. Payroll is the cost side of a decision that starts earlier: [hiring and capacity planning](https://www.everstonecpa.com/hiring-and-capacity-planning) sets out how to decide whether the next hire is affordable at all. **What it costs.** Payroll is included in monthly bookkeeping from $325 a month; payroll-only engagements are quoted by headcount and pay frequency. [Every published fee →](https://www.everstonecpa.com/pricing) ## Other bookkeeping and accounting work The rest of what this covers, and the page each one is on. [Monthly bookkeeping Monthly bookkeeping for Canadian incorporated businesses: reconciled books, sales tax filed, payroll…](https://www.everstonecpa.com/monthly-bookkeeping-services) [Year-end statements Clear, lender-ready year-end financial statements for incorporated Canadian businesses](https://www.everstonecpa.com/financial-statement-preparation-canada) [Catch-up bookkeeping Months or years behind on your books? Catch-up bookkeeping with a CPA, handled calmly…](https://www.everstonecpa.com/catch-up-bookkeeping) [All bookkeeping and accounting Monthly bookkeeping, payroll, year-end financial statements and catch-up work for incorporated…](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accounting-services) ## Want payroll off your plate? One Chartered Professional Accountant, start to finish. Fixed fees, quoted in writing before any work begins, and no obligation from a first conversation. [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online) [Ask a Free Question](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) Email info@everstonecpa.com ★★★★★ “…have been completing my bookkeeping, taxes and financials for the last 2 years and they have been amazing. Thank you!” R. H. · Google review --- Source: https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-canada Prices: https://www.everstonecpa.com/pricing · Contact: info@everstonecpa.com · https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online