Canadian Payroll Earning Types

Search Beanflow's supported system earning classifications, with the CPP, EI, income-tax method, and verified 2026 T4 treatment for each. Availability depends on the employee's payroll context. If your payment does not match a system type, the sections below route it to a dedicated workflow, a custom earning recipe, or — for some concepts — no earning path at all.

Last updated September 2026

Beanflow supported system earning types

Search Beanflow's supported system earning classifications, including their CPP, EI, tax and T4 treatment. Availability depends on the employee's payroll context. If your payment does not match a supported system type, follow the custom earning recipes or the custom earning setup guide.

Regular salary, regular hourly, and overtime are calculated on the timesheet/payroll path and are not in this catalog. Vacation pay, holiday pay, and sick leave use dedicated workflows. Retirement, direct-tip, Quebec-only, and generic catch-all types that Beanflow cannot process end to end are not listed here.

Vacationable earnings follow the jurisdiction's employment-standards definition, not legacy catalog flags. WCB assessability depends on the Board and classification. A type shown as context-dependent is only selectable where Beanflow has a verified rule for the employee's province and pay date.

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Canadian Payroll Earning Types
Type	Category	CPP	EI	Tax	T4 (2026)	Listed in picker
	Regular	Yes	Yes	Regular	Box 14	Limited by province / pay date
Premium pay for qualifying shift work. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Selecting this type declares the amount is a shift premium under Beanflow’s precise contract. T4 note: Payroll snapshots also populate insurable/pensionable earnings boxes where applicable. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #shift_premium
	Regular	Yes	Yes	Regular	Box 14	Limited by province / pay date
Pay for being called in to work under employment-standards or policy rules. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Selecting this type declares the amount is call-in pay, not ordinary overtime or a retainer. T4 note: Payroll snapshots also populate insurable/pensionable earnings boxes where applicable. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #call_in_pay
	Bonus & commission	Yes	Yes	Bonus method	Box 14	Limited by province / pay date
Discretionary bonus the employer has classified as not tied to hours, production, or a formula. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Vacationable Earnings for discretionary bonuses follow the employee province; unresolved periods fail closed in the picker. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #bonus_discretionary
	Bonus & commission	Yes	Yes	Bonus method	Box 14	Limited by province / pay date
Bonus already classified as non-discretionary / work-related remuneration. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Do not use for a special-occasion gift — use Gift - Cash (Special Occasion) or Reward - Cash (Performance). Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #bonus_non_discretionary
	Bonus & commission	Yes	Yes	Regular	Box 14 and Code 42	Limited by province / pay date
Employment commission income under Beanflow’s single commission catalog identity. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Off-premises commissioned-sales vacation treatment is an employee vacation-rate fact, not a second earning code. T4 Other Information Code 42 reports employment commissions with Box 14. T4 note: Box 24 / Box 26 come from the approved payroll snapshot. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #commission_on_premises
	Bonus & commission	Yes	Yes	Regular	Box 14	Limited by province / pay date
CRA controlled tips the employer collects or distributes. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Use only when the amount is a controlled tip under CRA rules. Do not use merely because the employer records tips customers give employees directly. Direct tips are outside this employer payroll earning catalog. T4 note: Box 24 / Box 26 come from the approved payroll snapshot. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #tips_controlled
	Bonus & commission	Yes	Yes	Bonus method	Box 14 and Code 40	Limited by province / pay date
Cash reward related to job performance (not a special-occasion gift). Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Declares a job-performance cash reward. Special-occasion discretionary cash gifts use Gift - Cash (Special Occasion). Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #reward_cash_performance
	Bonus & commission	Yes	No	Bonus method	Box 14 and Code 40	Limited by province / pay date
Fully taxable non-cash job-performance reward. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. EI does not apply. The amount is reportable but does not add cash net pay. Does not use the ordinary gift/recognition policy path. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #reward_non_cash_performance_taxable
	Taxable benefit	Yes	Yes	Bonus method	Box 14 and Code 40	Limited by province / pay date
Discretionary cash gift for a special occasion, not tied to job performance. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Fully taxable cash remuneration. Performance rewards use Reward - Cash (Performance) instead. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #gift_cash_special_occasion
	Taxable benefit	Yes	No	Bonus method	Box 14 and Code 40	Limited by province / pay date
Discretionary gift the employer/payroller has already classified as near-cash under CRA rules. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Some retailer gift cards can qualify as non-cash when CRA conditions and recordkeeping are met. Do not use for job-performance rewards. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #gifts_near_cash
	Taxable benefit	Yes	No	Regular	Box 14 and Code 34	Always listed
Taxable personal-use benefit from an employer-provided automobile or motor vehicle. Always listed: Beanflow can process this type in every supported province and pay date. The employer/payroller supplies an already-calculated taxable benefit amount. Beanflow does not calculate standby charges or operating-cost benefits. Not for a taxable allowance or reimbursement for an employee-owned vehicle. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #taxable_benefit_company_car
	Taxable benefit	Yes	Yes	Regular	Box 14 and Code 30	Limited by province / pay date
Taxable housing, board, and lodging value. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Consolidates taxable board/lodging cases. Remote or special-work-site exclusions are not this single code. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #taxable_benefit_housing
	Taxable benefit	Yes	No	Regular	Box 14 and Code 40	Always listed
Taxable personal-use value of employer-provided cellular service. Always listed: Beanflow can process this type in every supported province and pay date. Non-cash service benefit — not a cash allowance and not an accountable expense reimbursement. Internet-specific residual cases that are not covered by this cellular contract use a custom earning. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #benefit_cellular_service_non_cash_taxable
	Allowance	Yes	Yes	Regular	Box 14 and Code 40	Limited by province / pay date
Taxable automobile allowance. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Qualifying non-taxable per-kilometre or business travel uses a different contract; this type is taxable allowance pay. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #allowance_car
	Allowance	Yes	Yes	Regular	Box 14 and Code 40	Limited by province / pay date
Taxable meal allowance. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Qualifying non-taxable business travel meals belong under Business Travel Allowance (Non-Taxable) when CRA conditions are already met. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #allowance_meal
	Allowance	Yes	Yes	Regular	Box 14 and Code 40	Limited by province / pay date
Taxable tool allowance. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Actual tool purchase reimbursements are not this allowance type. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #allowance_tool
	Allowance	Yes	Yes	Regular	Box 14 and Code 40	Limited by province / pay date
Fixed taxable cash allowance for cellular service. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Declares an allowance, not an accountable expense reimbursement or direct employer-paid service. T4 reports Box 14 plus Other Information Code 40 for this taxable cash allowance. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #allowance_cellular_cash_taxable
	Non-taxable	No	No	No	Not on T4	Always listed
Qualifying non-taxable reimbursement of an actual employment expense. Always listed: Beanflow can process this type in every supported province and pay date. Use only for a qualifying non-taxable employment-expense reimbursement. Allowances, excess payments, personal benefits, and compensation are not covered. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #reimbursement
	Non-taxable	No	No	No	Not on T4	Limited by province / pay date
Non-taxable business travel allowance for meals, lodging, and transportation (non-vehicle). Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Use only when the employer/payroller has already determined the allowance qualifies as non-taxable business travel under CRA rules. Not for automobile or per-kilometre vehicle allowances, personal travel, or taxable travel allowances. Reasonableness alone does not establish CRA non-taxability. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #allowance_travel_reasonable
	Adjustment	Yes	Yes	Bonus method	Box 14	Limited by province / pay date
Prior-period wage correction or retroactive increase handled by Beanflow’s retroactive-pay path. Limited by province / pay date: the payroll picker only offers this type where Beanflow has a verified Vacationable Earnings and T4 rule. If it is not listed for an employee, that context is not covered yet. Enters specialized retroactive-pay behaviour after selection. Availability still follows verified VE and T4 rules for the employee context. Vacationable earnings: jurisdiction-specific. See Vacation Pay and Employment Standards. This page does not read legacy catalog vacation flags. WCB: assessability depends on the Board and classification. See Workers' Compensation. #retroactive_pay

No system type matches?

These payments are all real, but they are not all custom earnings. Each one belongs to one of three paths: a dedicated Beanflow workflow, a custom earning you classify yourself, or — for concepts outside the current earning catalog — no earning path at all. The groups below walk through each path. For custom earnings, the T4 profile must be one of the four that Create Custom Earning offers today.

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Custom earning recipes

Bereavement leave pay

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Paid bereavement leave outside the automatic leave workflows can be a custom earning when you own the classification.

T4 reporting profile: Employment income (Box 14)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Income tax method must match the payment (regular vs bonus/irregular vs none). Federal and provincial tax flags must agree for the selected method. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

Beanflow does not automate statutory bereavement entitlement or multi-day leave tracking here.
Choose the T4 profile before the first approved payroll — it is snapshotted onto the record.

Voting leave pay

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Employer-paid voting-leave wages can be a custom earning when you own the classification.

T4 reporting profile: Employment income (Box 14)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Income tax method must match the payment (regular vs bonus/irregular vs none). Federal and provincial tax flags must agree for the selected method. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

Beanflow does not automate voting-leave statutory entitlement as a system earning.

Long-service award (cash)

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Cash long-service awards can be entered as a custom earning. Qualifying multi-year exemption automation is not a Beanflow system feature.

T4 reporting profile: Taxable benefit (Box 14 and Code 40)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Income tax method must match the payment (regular vs bonus/irregular vs none). Federal and provincial tax flags must agree for the selected method. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

Beanflow does not maintain multi-year service history or apply CRA qualifying-award limits automatically.
Use T4 profile “Taxable benefit” so year-end reporting includes Box 14 and Code 40 when that is the correct treatment.

Prize or contest award

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Employer contest prizes and awards can be a custom earning after you classify the payment.

T4 reporting profile: Taxable benefit (Box 14 and Code 40)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Income tax method must match the payment (regular vs bonus/irregular vs none). Federal and provincial tax flags must agree for the selected method. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

Work-linked vs non-work-linked prize treatment is a fact you declare; Beanflow does not infer it.
For a job-performance cash reward, prefer the system type Reward - Cash (Performance).

Standby / on-call pay

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Standby or on-call compensation can be a custom earning when the employer/payroller owns the work-location and employer-control facts.

T4 reporting profile: Employment income (Box 14)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Income tax method must match the payment (regular vs bonus/irregular vs none). Federal and provincial tax flags must agree for the selected method. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

Vacationable Earnings for standby pay are not automatic from a system label — you supply the classification.

Near-cash award (not a gift)

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A taxable near-cash award that is not a discretionary gift can be a custom earning after you classify it.

T4 reporting profile: Taxable benefit (Box 14 and Code 40)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Income tax method must match the payment (regular vs bonus/irregular vs none). Federal and provincial tax flags must agree for the selected method. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

If it is a discretionary near-cash gift, use the system type Near-Cash Gift (Taxable) instead.
If it is a job-performance reward, use Reward - Cash / Non-Cash (Performance).

Phone or Internet (outside cellular system types)

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Prefer the cellular system types when they match. Internet or residual phone/internet cases can be a custom earning with Code 40 reporting.

T4 reporting profile: Taxable benefit (Box 14 and Code 40)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Taxable cash phone/internet allowances are regular-tax remuneration when that matches the payment facts. Do not select tax method “none”. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

Cash-flow and T4 are separate: a cash allowance adds cash to payroll; an employer-paid service benefit does not.
Do NOT use T4 profile “Employment income” for taxable phone/internet — that profile is Box 14 only and omits Code 40.
Cellular cash allowance → system Cellular Service Allowance (Cash, Taxable). Employer-provided cellular personal use → system Cellular Service Taxable Benefit (Non-Cash).

WCB top-up (accepted claim)

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After a claim is accepted, an employer top-up can be a custom earning when you own the claim and payment facts.

T4 reporting profile: Employment income (Box 14)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Income tax method must match the payment (regular vs bonus/irregular vs none). Federal and provincial tax flags must agree for the selected method. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

EI treatment and VE/WCB assessability depend on the claim and jurisdiction facts you supply.
This is not a true WCB advance or loan.

Denied or unrepaid WCB advance (taxable reclassification)

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When a denied claim advance is not repaid, CRA treats the amount as employment income. Reclassify it as a custom earning that does not add cash again.

T4 reporting profile: Employment income (Box 14)
Adds cash to this payroll: No
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Income tax method must match the payment (regular vs bonus/irregular vs none). Federal and provincial tax flags must agree for the selected method. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

Uncheck “Adds cash to this payroll” so you do not pay the amount twice.
This recipe is only for the taxable reclassification — not for creating a new advance.

Maternity / parental top-up

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Employer top-ups can be a custom earning only after you classify the plan and payment conditions.

T4 reporting profile: Employment income (Box 14)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP treatment depends on the top-up plan and payment conditions. Do not assume; classify from the plan documents. EI treatment depends on the top-up plan and payment conditions. Do not assume; classify from the plan documents. Tax method and taxability depend on the plan/condition facts. No fixed default is published. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

Generic system codes cannot prove plan conditions. Leave blank assumptions at the door.
If the facts are uncertain, resolve them before the first approved payroll that includes the top-up.

Employer-specific one-off payment

When a real payroll payment matches no system type and no dedicated workflow, create a custom earning and supply the classification.

T4 reporting profile: Employment income (Box 14)
CPP / EI / tax / Vacation / WCB: CPP applicability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. EI insurability follows CRA treatment of the payment. Check the facts before you select Yes. Income tax method must match the payment (regular vs bonus/irregular vs none). Federal and provincial tax flags must agree for the selected method. Choose whether the amount enters the Vacationable Earnings base for your province. You own this classification for custom earnings. Choose whether the amount is WCB assessable for your industry/board. You own this classification for custom earnings.

T4 profiles you may choose: Employment income (Box 14) · Taxable benefit (Box 14 + Code 40) · Taxable board and lodging (Box 14 + Code 30) · Not on T4.
Pick the profile from verified facts before the first approved payroll.

Use a dedicated workflow instead

Vacation pay / vacation payout

Use the vacation workflow (and termination vacation settlement). Do not invent an ordinary earning code.

Vacation pay is a dedicated Beanflow payroll identity, not a picker catalog row.

Holiday pay / holiday premium

Use the holiday-pay workflow or the documented draft adjustment path for special cases.

Special industry holiday classifications are not automatic from an earning code.

Sick pay

Use the sick-leave workflow (leave entries, paid/unpaid sick hours, balances).

Policy payments outside that workflow can use Custom Earning when you own the facts.

Group life / AD&D employer premium benefit

Use Group Benefits → group life. That workflow owns premium amounts, taxable benefit, and T4 snapshots.

Do not recreate Life/AD&D as a custom earning shortcut.

Regular salary, hourly wages, overtime

These are timesheet/payroll main-path earnings, not structured picker catalog types.

Outside this earning catalog

Do not force these into a system earning or a custom earning recipe. They are either not employer payroll earnings, missing facts Beanflow must own, or not expressible with current custom T4 profiles.

Direct tips (customer to employee)

Outside Quebec, direct tips are not employer payroll earnings. Beanflow does not model them as an earning or custom substitute.

If the employer controls collection or distribution, use Tips (Employer-Controlled) instead.

Tips allocated (Quebec)

Quebec-only classification. Quebec payroll runtime is outside current Beanflow product scope.

True WCB advance or loan

A real advance/loan is not employment income. Do not represent it as a payroll earning or custom earning.

Future support would be a dedicated non-earning payment/receivable workflow, not an earning code.

Severance pay / retiring allowance

Beanflow does not capture the eligibility facts required for CRA Code 66/67 reporting. Custom earnings are not an equivalent replacement.

A future dedicated termination-payment workflow would be required before this can be automated.

Stock option benefit or cash-out

Security-option deduction and election facts (CRA Codes 38/39/41/86) need a dedicated workflow, not an ordinary earning or custom type.

Director's fee

Director-specific payment counts, elapsed months, recipient identity, residency, and duty location change treatment. Custom earnings are not a safe substitute.

Loan interest benefit (T4 Code 36)

CRA reports employer loan interest benefits with T4 Code 36. Current custom T4 reporting profiles cannot express Code 36.

Available custom profiles today: Employment income (Box 14) · Taxable benefit (Code 40) · Taxable board and lodging (Code 30) · Not on T4.
Do not force this payment into “Taxable benefit” or “Employment income” — that would misstate the slip.

Quebec-only payroll classifications

Quebec payroll is not in current product scope.

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How to read this table

CPP / EI / Tax are Beanflow's classification for the selected type. Choosing the type is your declaration of the business fact; Beanflow owns the calculation from there.
T4 (2026) comes from the verified annual T4 reporting policy, not from legacy catalog metadata.
Listed in picker is about selectability, not tax. “Always listed” means Beanflow can process the type in every supported province and pay date. “Limited by province / pay date” means the payroll picker only shows it where Beanflow has a verified rule — if it is missing for an employee, that context is not covered, not that the type is wrong. Types Beanflow cannot process end to end are not listed at all — there is no “unsupported” row to work around.
If a real payment matches no type above, use a custom earning recipe in the next section and supply the classification yourself, including an explicit T4 reporting profile (one of four: Employment income · Taxable benefit · Taxable board and lodging · Not on T4).