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PAO 2-7

Section: ACCOUNTING AND REMITTANCE
Subsection: PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT INSURANCE PLAN (PSMIP) AND LONG TERM DISABILITY (LTD) MONTH-END PROCEDURES

  OUTLINE
  Procedures for accounting for premiums paid for coverage under the Public Service Management Insurance Plan (PSMIP) and the Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD). The PAO clerk is responsible to remit the deductions to the applicable agency, calculate the government share for applicable transactions, charge Treasury Board (TB) with government share and calculate applicable Québec sales tax.
  PSMIP and LTD deductions are reported to Department 079 under the following coding:
 
079 CODING TITLE
079-PO-000-750 PSMIP
079-PO-000-753 LTD--PSMIP
079-PO-000-754 LTD--PSMIP DEFICIENCIES
079-PO-000-766 PSMIP--SM REBATE
079-PO-000-810 LTD--NO QUE SALES TAX
079-PO-000-811 PSMIP--NO QUE SALES TAX
079-PO-000-851 LTD MANAGEMENT
079-PO-000-852 LTD MANAGEMENT ARREARS
  PO = Pay office number
    UNDERWRITER AND GROUP POLICY NUMBER : National Life Assurance Company of Canada is the underwriter for PSMIP and LTD. The Group Policy number is G68-1400.
  EMPLOYER'S SHARE PSMIP FREE COVERAGE--The employer pays the share of premiums, when the first digit of the reference number is 5 or 7, as shown below:
   

Executive Group (EX)--5 and 7.

    ADDITIONAL COVERAGE--Executive officers may supplement their free insurance coverage by paying premiums using regular deduction tables.
  NO EMPLOYER'S SHARE--Employees pay all of the premiums when the first digit of the reference number is 4, as shown below:
 

Managerial and Confidential Group 4

    PSMIP DEDUCTION--REPORTS PROGRAM PAP42--Program PAP42 produces monthly PSMIP deduction reports for deductions taken with code 750 (IQ) as follows:
  PSMIP REGISTER: Sorted by department, PRI and provides a breakdown of premiums by:
 
  - basic insurance;
  - supplementary insurance;
  - number and cost of AD and D units;
  - dependents insurance;
  - total premiums (excluding LTD);
  - employer's cost of free coverage;
  - Québec Sales Tax on taxable benefits for Québec Residents.
 
  PROCEDURES
  PSMIP DEDUCTION ARREARS REPORT: Shows premiums deducted only. The PAO clerk will proceed as follows:
PAO Clerk
 
  • IDENTIFY deductions with contract numbers starting with "5";
 
  • CALCULATE ER's share from E-mails or advice (advise COD of 718 update);
 
  • NOTATE ER's share on PSMIP manual transaction sheets.
   
NOTE : Regional pay offices and COD will E-Mail details of arrears processed for EXECUTIVES for government share calculation.
    TWO SUMMARY REPORTS: To show the total premium:
 
  - paid by non-executives contributors;
  - paid by employer for free coverage;
  - also premiums paid by employee for supplementary options;
    PSMIP EXECUTIVE REFUNDS 766--A listing (IX) is produced at month end for all automated refunds of PSMIP for refunds. The PAO clerk will proceed as follows:
   
  • IDENTIFY deductions with contract numbers starting with "5";
   
  • CALCULATE ER's share from E-mails or advice (advise COD of 718 update);
   
  • CALCULATE Québec Sales Tax on ER's share for any Québec residents;
   
  • NOTATE ER's share on PSMIP 766 refunds transaction sheet (Appendix "C").
   
NOTE : Regional pay offices and COD will E-Mail details of arrears processed for EXECUTIVES for government share calculation.
    LTD--At month end two listings are created for LTD deductions PP for 753 and IF for 754. The listing details the total deduction amount and the amount of government share calculated for the current month.
  LTD MANAGEMENT--At month end two listings are created for LTD Management deductions PY for 851 and PZ for 852. The listing details the total ER's share calculated for the current month.
  RECONCILING PSMIP AND LTD--To prepare for reconcile and remittance of PSMIP and LTD GATHER all month end listings for each pay office and proceed as follows:
 
  - PAP42 Summary Report;
  - IQ listing for PSMIP 750
  - IX listing for PSMIP 766;
  - PP listing for LTD current;
  - IF listing for LTD arrears;
  - PY listing for LTD Management current;
  - PZ listing for LTD Management arrears;
  - all manual transaction sheets completed during the current month.
    STEP 1: From the PSMIP Deduction summary report COMPLETE Appendix "A" for each pay office to IDENTIFY any rejects that may have occurred in the current month for PSMIP.
  If PAP42 does not balance to IQ listing LOCATE rejects in the PAP42 current deduction report. Rejects will be indicated by an asterisk * in the far right hand column. E-MAIL applicable pay office to correct rejects.
  STEP 2: PRINT the Common Departmental Financial System (CDFS) reports for each pay office for allotment 325--deduction code 750 and COMPLETE Appendix "B" for each pay office.
  STEP 3: From LTD listings PP and IF COMPLETE Appendix "D" for each listing for each office.
  STEP 4: From LTD Management listings PZ/852 and PY/851 NOTATE applicable ER's share amounts on Appendix "E".
APPENDIX "A"
  PSMIP BALANCE SHEET ( IQ LISTING TO PAP42 SUMMARY)

ACCOUNTING MONTH ___________ PAY OFFICE _________________

 
PAP42 SUMMARY  
PSMIP PREMIUM  
FREE EXECUTIVE BENEFITS PREMIUM  
PSMIP DEDUCTION ARREARS  
TOTAL  
   
IQ LISTING  
DIFFERENCE  
  * Any difference should equal rejects
    IF THE PAP42 SUMMARY REPORT AND THE IQ LISTING DO NOT BALANCE:
   
  • IDENTIFY rejects on the PAP42 current deduction listing (these accounts will have 0.00 premiums)
   
  • IDENTIFY the premium amounts from the IQ listings for those rejected accounts.
   
  • TOTAL premiums for rejected accounts, this amount should equal the difference between the IQ listing and PAP42.
   
  • SEND an E-Mail to the appropriate pay office identifying the rejects for their correction.
  APPENDIX "B"
  PSMIP LEDGER BALANCE SHEET

ACCOUNTING MONTH_______________ PAY OFFICE____________

 
TOTAL IQ LISTING  
*MANUAL REFUNDS  
*MANUAL ARREARS  
TOTAL REMIT EE'S  
  * AMOUNTS FROM MANUAL TRANSACTION SHEETS EE's SHARE
   
FREE EXECUTIVE BENEFIT PREMIUM PAP42  
*MANUAL TRANSACTIONS  
** PSMIP 766 REFUNDS ( - )  
TOTAL REMIT ER'S  
LESS CROWNS  
IS TO TREASURY BOARD  
 
   
CDFS LEDGER (750)  
REMIT EE'S  
REMIT ER'S  
IS TO TREASURY BOARD  
TOTAL  
 
  APPENDIX "C"
  PSMIP 766 REFUNDS ADJUSTMENT FORM

ACCOUNTING MONTH ____________ PAY OFFICE _____________

 
NAME PRI DEPT P/L CHARGE TB QST *U/D ELE 718
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
TOTAL            
  COD UPDATE ELEMENT 718 FOR * AMOUNTS
  APPENDIX "D"
  LTD REMITTANCE SHEET

325- ______ (753/PP OR 754/IF)

 
EE SHARE (PP or IF listing)  
MANUAL TRANSACTIONS  
TOTAL EE  
   
ER SHARE  
MANUAL TRANSACTIONS  
TOTAL ER  
   
TOTAL EE SHARE  
TOTAL ER SHARE  
TOTAL REMITTANCE  
    IS TO TREASURY BOARD
   

TOTAL ER SHARE  
LESS CROWNS:  
   
   
TOTAL IS TO TB  
   
CDFS 754 OR 753 TOTAL Credit (CR)  
TOTAL REMITTANCE Debit (DR)  
IS TO TREASURY BOARD (CR)  
DIFFERENCE  
    ON COMPLETION OF APPENDIX "A" AND "D"--The PAO clerk will proceed as follows to complete remittances and charge government to TB:
    PAO Clerk
 
  • WRAP UP all pay offices by completing Appendix "E" as follows:
 
  • PSMIP: INDICATE total EE's Appendix "B" for each pay office;
 
  • PSMIP FREE EXECUTIVE: INDICATE total ER's from Appendix "B" for each pay office;
 
  • LTD: INDICATE total remittance from Appendix "D" for 753;
 
  • LTD DEFICIENCIES: INDICATE total remittance form Appendix "D" for 754;
 
  • PSMIP REFUND: INDICATE total deductions from all IX listing (766);
 
  • LTD MAN CURRENT: INDICATE total from PY listing for each pay office;
 
  • LTD MAN ARREARS: INDICATE total from PZ listing for each pay office.
    ON COMPLETION OF APPENDIX "E"
   
  • LOG ON to CDFS Accounts Payable screen;
   
  • CREATE remittance for all pay offices;
   
  • ENTER one line for financial coding bloc (FCB) for each deduction, by pay office;
   
  • NOTATE CDFS ID number on control log sheet;
   
  • CREATE accounts payable interdepartmental settlement (IS) creditor to charge the employer's share to Treasury Board (TB);
   
  • NOTATE CDFS ID number on the control log sheet;
   
  • PASS control log sheet to PAO QC clerk for approval.
    ON RETURN OF APPROVED DOCUMENTS--
   
  • FORWARD applicable listings, manual transaction sheets and Appendix "D" to National Life.
  APPENDIX "E"
  Group Accounting Section
National Life Assurance Company of Canada
522 University Avenue, 6th Floor,
Toronto (Ontario)
M5G 1Y7
  Dear Sir/Madam:
  P.S.M.I.P. and L.T.D. REMITTANCE--ALL PAY OFFICES
  Please find enclosed a cheque in the amount of $__________, representing P.S.M.I.P. and L.T.D. deductions recovered from employees. This amount covers all paid transactions by all pay offices during the month of ____________.
 
  VANCOUVER EDMONTON COD HOC
PSMIP        
PSMIP EXECUTIVE        
LTD        
LTD DEFICIENCIES        
PSMIP REFUNDS        
LTD MAN CURRENT        
LTD MAN ARREAR        
TOTAL        
 
   
  TORONTO MONTREAL HALIFAX
PSMIP      
PSMIP EXECUTIVE      
LTD      
LTD DEFICIENCIES      
PSMIP REFUNDS      
LTD MAN CURRENT      
LTD MAN ARREAR      
TOTAL      
 

Last Update: March 1999

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