QuickBooks Online Canadian payroll fails on terminations and ROE filing
Canadian employers using QuickBooks Online payroll encounter systematic errors when processing employee terminations and generating Records of Employment (ROE) required by Service Canada. The bugs create compliance exposure since ROE filing has legal deadlines tied to EI eligibility. The failure rate in a regulated, mandatory workflow signals a product gap that alternative Canadian payroll software could address.
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