The following list contains several of the abbreviations used throughout the Payroll Administrator Guide:
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACH | Automated Clearing House |
| BN | Business Number (Canada only) |
| DDD | Dayforce Direct Deposit |
| CNT | Cotisation relative aux normes du travail (Québec only) |
| CPP | Canada Pension Plan (Canada only) |
| CRA | Canada Revenue Agency |
| CRN | Confédération des syndicats nationaux |
| CSST | Commission de la Santé et de la Sécurité du Travail du Québec (the Québec Occupational Health and Safety Commission) |
| EFT | Electronic funds transfer |
| EHT | Employer Health Tax (in Ontario) |
| EI | Employment Insurance (Canada only) |
| ESPP | Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
| FEIN | Federal Employer Identification Number (US only) |
| FICA | Federal Insurance Contributions Act (US only) |
| FIT | Federal income tax (US only) |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act (US only) |
| FSA | Flexible Spending Account |
| FMLA | Family and Medical Leave Act (US only) |
| FTQ | Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (labour-sponsored funds in Québec) |
| FUTA | Federal Unemployment Tax Act (US only) |
| GL | General Ledger |
| GRS | Government Remittance System (Canada only) |
| HAPSET | Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax (also referred to as HET in Manitoba and Newfoundland) |
| HEDT | Hours - Earnings - Deductions - Tax entry |
| HET | Health and Education Tax (in Manitoba and Newfoundland) |
| HRDC | Human Resources Development Canada |
| HSA | Health Savings Account |
| HSF | Health Services Fund (in Québec) |
| IRA | Individual Retirement Account |
| MICR | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
| OBC | Official Bank Checks |
| ODC | Official Dayforce Check |
| POS | Payroll Output Service |
| PPIP | Provincial Parental Insurance Plan (Québec only) |
| PPN | Pay Period Number |
| PSID | Payroll Service Identifier |
| QPIP | Québec Parental Insurance Plan |
| QPP | Québec Pension Plan |
| ROE | Record of Employment (Canada only) |
| RRSP | Registered Retirement Savings Plan (Canada only) |
| RSP | Retirement Savings Plan (Canada only) |
| SAT | Secure Automated Transfer |
| ShPP | Statutory Shared Parental Pay (UK only) |
| SIN | Social Insurance Number (Canada only) |
| SSN | Social Security Administration (US only) |
| SUI | State Unemployment Insurance (US only) |
| SUTA | State Unemployment Tax Act (US only) |
| WCB | Workers’ Compensation Board (Canada only) |
| WFM | Workforce Management |
| WSDRF | Workforce Skills Development and Recognition Fund (Québec only) |