Small Business Information Seminar

February 23, 2010
Thursday, February 23, 2010
9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce

With Canada Revenue Agency, Employers Advisors Office & Employment Standards Branch

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. - Canada Revenue Agency topics include:
• Employee or Self-employed?
• Maintaining proper payroll records
• Calculating deductions for Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance and Income Tax
• Remitting payroll Deductions
• Completing the T4 information return

10:30 a.m. – noon - Canada Revenue Agency Electronic Services include:
• Payroll
• GST/HST
• Income Tax
• E-services for businesses
• My Business Account

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. - Workers Compensation topics include:
• Mandate and authority of Work Safe BC
• Legal rights and responsibilities of employers
• Workers Compensation Act definitions of employer, worker, etc.
• Calculation of premiums (Assessments)
• Occupational health and safety regulations in BC and penalties
• Investigation and report of worker injuries
• Reducing payments to Work Safe BC with effective claims management

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Employment Standards topics include:
• Basic Standards & responsibilities
• Employee, manager or independent contractor?
• Wage rates, pay statements, and record keeping
• Deductions from wages and restrictions
• Hours of work, overtime or time off, and averaging agreements
• Statutory holidays, annual vacation pay, and leaves from work
• Termination: Notice or pay? Just cause or not? Quit?
• Free resources/advice and the dispute resolution process.

Instructors: Gord Starchuk & Yvonne McCreary, CRA Staff