PF1 Exam Dumps : Payroll Fundamentals 1Exam

Anne has both an automobile standby charge (because the car was made available) and an operating expense benefit (because the employer paid operating costs and she did not reimburse).

1) Standby charge (leased auto): Lease cost for standby charge purposes includes GST and excludes insurance.

Monthly lease incl. GST = $198.60 × 1.05 = $208.53.

Standby charge per month = 2/3 × $208.53 = $139.02.

Days available ÷ 30 = 365 ÷ 30 = 12.17, rounded to 12.

Annual standby charge = $139.02 × 12 = $1,668.24.

2) Operating expense benefit: Personal km = 34,134 − 15,805 = 18,329.

Optional method requires the automobile be used primarily (>50%) for business; Anne’s business use is under 50%, so the optional method does not apply and the fixed rate must be used.

Fixed rate (2026) = $0.34/km → 18,329 × 0.34 = $6,231.86.

Total taxable benefit = $1,668.24 + $6,231.86 = $7,900.10.

Block 11 on the ROE is the “Last day for which paid,” meaning the last day the employee received insurable earnings. In most terminations, this is the employee’s last day of work. Service Canada notes Block 11 only moves beyond the last day worked when the employee continues to receive insurable earnings after the last day of work due to paid leave (such as vacation leave or sick leave) or salary continuance.

In this question, Charmaine’s employment ended April 13, and she received a lump-sum final pay that included wages in lieu of notice and vacation pay. These amounts are typically reported as special payments (for example, pay in lieu of notice is reported as such), but they do not automatically change Block 11 unless they are paid as an actual paid-leave period or as salary continuance (where regular pay continues and the ROE is not issued until the continuance ends).

For apaper ROE, Service Canada’s ROE guidance uses a set number ofmost recent consecutive pay periodsto support the reporting of insurable earnings. InBlock 15C(insurable earnings by pay period), the paper ROE provides27 fields, which allows reporting up to27 weekly pay periods(or fewer if the employee worked fewer periods).

Block15Bis thetotal insurable earningsfor the applicable number of consecutive pay periods, and for a weekly payroll this aligns with the same maximum count used on the paper ROE earnings grid—27periods.

Practically, this means payroll totals the employee’s insurable earnings for thelast 27 consecutive weekly pay periodsleading up to the interruption of earnings (or the full period of employment if shorter). Using the correct number of pay periods ensures Service Canada has the right earnings history to adjudicate EI benefits accurately and reduces ROE processing issues.