Tables on Diskette (TOD)

Tables on Diskette (TOD) - Effective January 1, 2006 -
TOD 2006.1.0

• What is TOD?
• PC users
• Macintosh users
• Request a CD
• Contact TOD Helpdesk

What is TOD?

Tables On Diskette (TOD) is a stand-alone computer program that calculates the Canada Pension Plan (CPP); Employment Insurance (EI); and federal, provincial (except Quebec) and territorial tax deductions for all pay periods. TOD is usually updated, as tax changes occur, for January 1 and for July 1.

In TOD and in the publications T4032, Payroll Deductions Tables and T4008, Payroll Deductions Supplementary Tables, we use the mid-point of a salary range to determine the tax deductions.

If you use TOD to verify payroll deductions formulas, you must use the mid-point of a salary range. If you are an employee who is using TOD to check your deductions, the amounts determined by your employer may differ slightly from TOD's results.

TOD is produced to help reduce the paper burden for small businesses. The printed calculations created by the TOD application are not intended to be a statement of earnings and therefore should not be used as such. Please contact your employment standards representative to make sure that you meet the legislative requirements of your province or territory regarding the information that must appear in the statement of earnings.

For Quebec income tax, you can download the WinRAS program from the ministère du Revenu du Québec Web site.

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PC users:

System requirements:

• Pentium 166 or higher processor;
• Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition or more current operating system; and
• 48 MB RAM with 50 MB of free hard disk space.

How to download the "install" file to install TOD:

The file that you download is compressed. You will need at least 60 megabytes of free space on your hard drive (17 megabytes to download the executable file and an additional 40 megabytes to install TOD).

1. Create a new folder on your "C" drive and name it "TOD".
2. Save the download file "ja_install.exe" to the TOD folder.
3. Close all applications except Windows.
4. Go to the folder where you save the file using "My computer" or "Explorer".
5. Double click on the "ja_install" icon or "ja_install.exe" file to initiate the extraction of the "InstallAnywhere" application.
6. Choose your language preference from the drop-down list menu, and click "OK".
7. After you have read the instruction on the "Introduction" page, click "Next".
8. If you accept the terms of the License Agreement, click "Next". If you do not accept the terms, select "I do not accept the terms of the License Agreement" and click "Next". If the "I do not accept" is selected, TOD will not be installed.
9. On the "Choose Install Folder" page, click "Next".
10. On the "Choose Shortcut Folder" page, select "In a new Program Group: TOD" (if not already selected), then click "Install".
11. On the "Install Complete" page, click "Done".
12. You can choose to delete the TOD folder created in step 1 to free up disk space on your hard drive.

Macintosh users:

System requirements:

• OS X operating system.

How to download the "install" file to install TOD:

The file that you download is compressed. You will need at least 9 megabytes of free space on your hard drive to install TOD.

1. Download the "ja_install.zip" file to the desktop.
2. On the desktop, double click on the "Install.zip" icon to reveal the "Install" icon.
3. Double click on the "Install" icon to initiate the installation process.
4. After the installation process has been completed, you can choose to delete the "Install.zip" file created in step 1 to free up disc space on your hard drive.

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Request a CD

You can order the CD (form or publication reference number "T4143") by filling out the on-line order form or by calling 1-800-959-2221.

If you received a TOD CD that did not contain installation instructions, please click here.