The BC EHT is an employer health tax set up by the BC government to help fund health care infrastructure in BC. It has no direct implications to payroll, nor does it impact employee pay; however, it will impact a company's remittances to the government.
To assist your company in determining how much money to remit to the government, we have created a Vendor Remittance Report that will track earnings of BC employees and generate a BC EHT remittance value.
This Vendor Remittance Report can be run per pay period or directly before your remittance date. Some clients may wish to run the report more frequently to track their expenses - allowing for appropriate budgeting of the Health Tax.
Additional Information
We recommend using the Vendor Remittance Report specific for EHT. You may wish to set up a benefit code to track the expenses directly to a GL for your finance department. This can be done at your discretion and can be used in conjunction with the BC EHT Vendor Remittance Report if desired.
If you have any questions on the legal requirements of BC EHT remittances, please contact the Government of British Columbia.
Installing the Vendor Remittance Report
When installing your BC EHT Remittance Report, download one of the two Vendor Remittance Report templates (one for each payroll threshold) at the bottom of this article:
Payroll is between $1,000,000.01 and $1,500,000 for the calendar year.
Payroll is over $1,500,000 for the calendar year.
Use the one appropriate to your organization’s payroll. Only import the one you anticipate using. If your payroll threshold changes, see BC EHT - Changing Payroll Thresholds for how to make the necessary changes.
To import the Vendor Remittance Report:
Step 1: Open Avanti Desktop and navigate to Vendor Remittance Setup.
By default, it is located in Canadian Payroll >> Installation & Maintenance.
Step 2: In File, select Import.
Step 3: Select your import file with the appropriate payroll threshold. Only import the one you anticipate using.
Step 4: Modify the Remitter name and description as necessary. Otherwise, click OK.
Step 5: The report is now imported and ready for use.
Updating How Remuneration is Calculated
These BC EHT remittance reports are based on your Gross Earnings (G0). Gross Earnings includes taxable benefits and all Earning Codes that aren’t type Other.
If you have taxable benefits that shouldn’t be included in the remuneration calculation, you’ll need to set up a new earning base for the report. Go to BC EHT Source Code Group to learn more.
If you have earnings that are not applicable to the BC EHT, but are part of your Gross Earnings, you may wish to create a benefit code to track the expense. A new accumulator specifically for the BC EHT will be required during this setup.
If your expected BC remuneration changes throughout the year and you’re going to fall into the other threshold, it’s best to adjust the setup rather than import again. Importing again cause you to lose any payments you’ve added in the Vendor Remittance Report. Check out BC EHT - Changing Payroll Thresholds for more info.
Using the Vendor Remittance Report
Once the Vendor Remittance Report is imported, you can run the report.
Step 1: Open Avanti Desktop and navigate to Vendor Remittance.
By default, this is under Canadian Payroll >> Payroll Reports.
Step 2: Select the remittance you would like to use by double-clicking on it. This will open a high-level view report on what each remittance should be.
Step 3: For more details, double-click on a remittance or select and click Details. This will give you a per-pay run breakdown of your BC EHT Remittances.
Step 4: Click Details again for a per-employee breakdown of your remittance for that pay run. You can now view those details.
