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Group Term Life Insurance Plans.
Many employers offer group term life insurance as part of theiremployee benefit package. Life insurance coverage is normallycalculated as a multiple of the employeeΓ’ΒΒs annual salary, roundedup to the nearest thousand ($1,000.00). The premiums paid by theemployer for coverage under a group term life insurance policy areconsidered a taxable benefit to the employee. If the employershares the premium cost with the employee, for example, theemployer pays half and the employee pays half, then the taxablebenefit would only be the portion of the premiums the employerpays, or 50%. Group term life insurance taxable benefitcalculations are based on the premium rates and sales taxes theemployer pays and the amount of coverage provided. Premium ratesare expressed per $1,000.00 of coverage on a monthly basis. Thetaxable benefit must be calculated on a pay period basis forinclusion in the employeeΓ’ΒΒs taxable income.
The following formula calculates the employeeΓ’ΒΒs monthly taxablebenefit:
Coverage amount = Annual salary x coverage multiplier Roundcoverage amount up to nearest $1,000.00 Monthly taxable benefit =Coverage amount x premium rate $1,000.00 To ensure that the benefitis included in the employeeΓ’ΒΒs income as it is earned or enjoyed,the monthly benefit must be annualized and then prorated on a payperiod basis, as follows: Pay period taxable benefit = Monthlytaxable benefit x 12 Pay period frequency
"Example: Rhonda GoldΓ’ΒΒs life insurance coverage, through heremployerΓ’ΒΒs group plan is two times her annual salary of $30,300.00.Her employer pays the insurer 100% of the cost of her lifeinsurance coverage at a premium rate of $1.00 per $1,000.00 ofcoverage per month. Rhonda is paid on a weekly basis; her taxablebenefit is calculated as follows: Coverage amount = Annual salary xcoverage multiplier Round coverage amount up to nearest $1,000.00 =($30,300 x 2) = $60,600.00 = $61,000.00 (rounded) Monthly taxablebenefit = coverage amount x premium rate $1,000.00 = $61,000 x$1.00 $1,000.00 = $61.00"
Group Sickness and Accident Insurance Plans.
These are group plans that provide employees with income for aperiod of time, should the employee be away from work for reasonsof sickness or accident. A group plan is generally one thatprovides coverage to a class or association of employees. There canalso be multiple plans for a group of employees, for example, oneplan for clerical staff and one for management staff. The types ofsickness and accident insurance plans considered in this categoryinclude:
? short term disability plans (wage loss replacement, weeklyindemnity)
? long term disability plans
? accident insurance plans (accidental death anddismemberment)
If an employer pays the premiums for group short-term orlong-term disability plans there is no taxable benefit implicationfor the employee, however employer-paid accidental death anddismemberment (AD&D) premiums are considered a non-cash taxablebenefit. As a result, employer-paid AD&D premiums, plus the 8%RST (Manitoba and Ontario), the 9% tax on insurance premiums(QuΓΒ©bec) and the 6% PST (Saskatchewan) as applicable, areconsidered pensionable for C/QPP contributions and taxable forfederal and provincial income taxes. Employer-paid premiums for anon-group plan are considered a non-cash taxable benefit in alljurisdictions. A non-group plan is one that generally does notcover a group or association of employees. For example, if theorganization pays the premiums for a long-term disability plan foronly the president of the organization, this would be considered anon-cash taxable benefit to the president. When the benefit istaxable it is also pensionable for C/QPP contributions; however, asit is a non-cash benefit, it is not insurable, and no EI or QPIPpremiums are deducted. GST and HST are not included in the value ofthis type of benefit, but the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario,QuΓΒ©bec and Saskatchewan assess sales tax on AD&D insurancepremiums.
Question : Your organization, located in Manitoba,will be enhancing the group benefits plan offered to employees intwo months by adding accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)coverage and vision care coverage. The organization will pay 50% ofthe cost of the AD&D premiums and 50% of the cost of the visioncare premiums, with the employees paying the other 50% of eachpremium. The Manager of Finance, Laura Bruce, has requested thatyou, as the Payroll Supervisor, prepare a communication for theemployees, explaining how these new benefits will impact their netpay.
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