Compensation Glossary
Welcome to ERI SalaryExpert's compensation glossary, your resource for commonly used terms, formulas, and phrases related to compensation.
Taxable Benefits
In Canada, when an employer provides a benefit to an employee in addition to salary and wages, they may need to include its value in the employee's taxable income. A number of common benefits in Canada are actually taxable benefits and must be reported. Such a benefit can include a reimbursement of personal expenses, free use of property, goods, or of services, or an allowance.
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