When your business is active on Wave’s payroll direct deposit feature, your business will automatically be active for tax remittances to the CRA. To learn how to apply, see Apply for payroll direct deposit.
Tax forms are available with an active payroll subscription and must be filed outside of Wave. To see which tax forms are available, read Tax forms in Wave.
How remittances are made on your behalf
Reinstate tax remittances with Wave
How remittances are made on your behalf
Each time you approve a payroll in Wave, the applicable taxes for that pay period are calculated for your employees.
If you pay your employees using direct deposit, Wave withdraws the tax amounts at the same time as employee wages, and the money is held in trust until the CRA tax due date.
If you are active on Wave’s direct deposit feature and pay your employees by cheque, the funds for tax remittances will be withdrawn three days before the selected payday. Employee wages must still be paid outside of Wave.
End tax remittances with Wave
You can choose to handle your tax remittances outside of Wave directly with the CRA. Ending tax remittances with Wave will stop all future tax payments.
To stop your tax service with Wave, open Mave, Wave’s automated chatbot, and type stop tax filings and payments. Mave will help collect any relevant details and direct you to the appropriate support. Learn how to open Mave in Get support with Wave.
Learn how to view and track tax liabilities and payments in Track your payroll tax liabilities and payments.
To determine your CRA tax due dates, read Payroll tax remittance due dates.
For assistance with making tax payments, see the CRA article on payroll deductions
and remittances.
Reinstate tax remittances with Wave
If you have previously ended tax remittances with Wave, you can reinstate this service at any time. All tax payments due for payrolls that took place while inactive on Wave’s tax service will need to be paid outside of Wave with the CRA directly.
To reinstate your tax service with Wave, open Mave, Wave’s automated chatbot. Mave will help collect any relevant details and direct you to the appropriate support. Learn how to open Mave in Get support with Wave.