Payroll Income Types

The payroll income type identifies the source of a payroll income in Sage 50 Accounting. The type determines the Unit of Measure for a payroll income.

Income Type	Description
Hourly	Base rate of pay. Paid on an hourly basis.
Differential	An hourly rate you pay the employee beyond normal working hours, such as overtime, night-shift, or holiday.
Piece Rate	The pay rate depends on the number of items produced by the employee.
Income	Base pay rate based on regular pay periods, such as a bi-monthly cheque.
Benefit	Benefit paid to an employee. Reported on both T4and RL-1 forms regardless of whether you have set up Sage 50 to calculate
Benefit (Que)	Quebec-only benefit paid to an employee. Reported on RL-1 slips only.
Reimbursement	Reimbursed expense, such as a car lease.

 NOTE: You can only use payroll incomes Overtime 1 & 2 as Hourly or Differential. You can't change the Regular income from Hourly.