The Employer Dental Benefit is maintained directly on the employee profile and is used for annual T4 tax reporting. Because this setting is a reporting requirement and is not tied to a specific payroll payment, updates are applied directly to the employee record.
Follow the steps below to review and update an employee's Employer Dental Benefit information.
Steps to Update the Employer Dental Benefit
Using your Payroll Administrator role, navigate to Payroll > Payroll Records > Employees.
Locate the applicable employee from the list and open their employee profile.
Select the Payroll tab.
Select the Tax Info subtab.
Locate the Employer Dental Benefit field.
Select the appropriate dental benefit option for the employee from the dropdown menu.
Click Save to update the employee record.
T4 Reporting Rules
The value selected in the Employer Dental Benefit field is automatically pulled when generating year-end tax forms.
When T4s are generated, the system reads the Employer Dental Benefit value assigned to the employee record at that specific moment.
Important: Review and update the Employer Dental Benefit field for all relevant employees before generating T4s to ensure accurate reporting to the CRA.
💡 Need to update multiple employees at once?
For instructions on updating this field in bulk via CSV import, please see our related article: How to Mass Update Employer Dental Benefits via CSV Import.