POS, payroll and accounting software for Nunavut
Running a business in Nunavut means sealift orders, air freight, satellite internet and a holiday calendar with Nunavut Day on it. Sero gives Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay businesses a till that works offline, books that know freight costs and Canadian payroll.
Nunavut, handled by Sero
GST only
Nunavut has no territorial sales tax, so sales carry 5% GST, with input tax credits tracked for the CRA return.
Sealift purchasing
SeroBooks purchase orders and demand forecasting with two lead times help plan the once-a-year sealift order.
Freight in item cost
Landed cost adds sealift and air cargo charges to inventory, so each item’s margin reflects real cost.
Offline till
SeroPOS keeps selling through satellite outages and syncs once the link returns.
Nunavut Day
SeroPayroll stores Nunavut’s holiday calendar, including Nunavut Day on July 9, apart from the provinces.
WSCC earnings
Assessable earnings per pay run are kept for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission.
One company, one login, three products that share their numbers
SeroPOS
The point of sale built for the rush.
Point of sale for restaurants and retail — tables, kitchen tickets, inventory, loyalty and online ordering on iPad, Android, Windows and Mac.
SeroBooks
The books, the store, the bank. One ledger.
Accounting that runs the whole business — invoicing, inventory, banking, sales tax, payroll and year-end for Canada and the United States.
SeroPayroll
Payroll for every province. Right to the cent.
Canadian payroll for all 13 provinces and territories — CPP, EI, QPP, vacation, stat holidays, remittances, T4s and ROEs.
Inventory when the supply line is a ship
Many Nunavut communities receive most of their dry goods, building supplies and non-perishables by sealift during a short summer shipping season, with everything else arriving by air at much higher cost. Ordering too little means expensive air freight in February; ordering too much ties up cash for a year. Planning the sealift order is one of the biggest financial decisions a northern store makes.
SeroBooks demand forecasting models two lead times, so you can plan one large order against a long horizon and top up with air shipments. Purchase orders track what is on the barge, goods received records what arrived, and landed cost spreads freight and handling across items so the shelf price reflects real cost.
Sales tax and the counter
Nunavut has no territorial sales tax and no HST, so sales carry only the 5% federal GST, filed with the CRA. Input tax credits on business purchases, including GST on freight, reduce what you remit. SeroPOS and SeroBooks use a single GST code for local sales and track credits automatically.
Internet in Nunavut runs largely over satellite and can be slow or interrupted. SeroPOS has an offline mode that keeps ringing sales and syncs when the connection returns, so a co-op, a café or a craft retailer in Iqaluit does not stop serving customers during an outage. Card payments depend on your terminal and processor, so test offline behaviour before relying on it.
Payroll in Nunavut
Nunavut’s Labour Standards Act sets overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate after 8 hours a day or 40 a week. SeroPayroll applies both thresholds from timesheets and calculates federal and Nunavut income tax under the CRA’s T4127 formulas, together with CPP and EI, remitted on the PD7A schedule. Rates are stored as data and updated as they change.
Nunavut also has a territorial payroll tax that employers withhold from employees’ pay and remit to the Government of Nunavut. Raise it with us during setup so we can be precise about how it is handled in your SeroPayroll configuration. Workers’ compensation runs through the WSCC, shared with the NWT, and SeroPayroll keeps assessable earnings per pay run for your report.
- Overtime: over 8 hours a day or 40 a week
- Nunavut Day: July 9, a territorial statutory holiday
- Workers’ compensation: WSCC
- Remittances: PD7A schedule to the CRA
Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Cambridge Bay and every community
Nunavut Day on July 9 marks the passing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavut Act, and it is a paid holiday under territorial labour standards along with the familiar national days. SeroPayroll stores Nunavut’s calendar on its own, so a business with staff in Iqaluit and Ottawa pays each by the right rules.
Sero is based in British Columbia and serves Nunavut remotely, by phone, email and in-app chat, with no northern office. Typical customers include independent retailers, cafés, hotels and outfitters in Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Arviat, Baker Lake, Cambridge Bay and Pond Inlet. SeroPOS starts at $29.99 USD a month, SeroBooks at $79.99 and SeroPayroll at $25.
Frequently asked questions
Is there sales tax in Nunavut?
Only the 5% federal GST. Nunavut has no territorial sales tax and no HST. Businesses claim input tax credits on GST paid on business purchases, including freight. SeroPOS and SeroBooks charge GST on local sales and track credits for your CRA return.
Is Nunavut Day a paid holiday?
Yes. Nunavut Day, July 9, is a statutory holiday under Nunavut’s labour standards. It marks the 1993 passing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavut Act. SeroPayroll stores Nunavut’s holiday calendar separately from the provinces and other territories.
Does SeroPOS work with satellite internet?
Yes. SeroPOS works over any internet connection and has an offline mode that keeps taking sales when the link drops, syncing once it returns. Card payments depend on your terminal and processor, so check how your terminal behaves offline before you rely on it.
How can software help with sealift ordering?
SeroBooks demand forecasting supports two lead times, so you can plan a large annual sealift order alongside smaller air top-ups. Purchase orders track what is in transit, and landed cost adds freight to item cost so prices cover what it took to get goods to the community.
Does Nunavut have a payroll tax?
Yes. Nunavut’s payroll tax is withheld from employees’ employment income by the employer and remitted to the Government of Nunavut. Please raise it with us during SeroPayroll setup so we can be precise about how it is handled in your configuration.