2009 What's New

Project Trident
What's New - Corporations
What's New - Payroll
What's New - International & Olympics 2010
What's New - Seniors
Legislation
September 14, 2009 HRTC legislation
March 12 2009 Bill C-10 Budget Implementation 2009
Feb 2, 2009 Notice and Explanatory Notes
2009 Federal Budget Tax Measures - Commentary

Courtesy of McCarthy Tetrault

Read the whole article, but here are some highlights:

  • Accelerated CCA - M&P Equipment acquired in 2010 or 2011, 50% straight line accelerated plus and half year rule will apply
  • Computer Equipment & Systems Software - 100% and half year rule will not apply Jan 27, 2009 to Feb 1, 2011
  • Flow thru's - only Mineral Exploration Credit extended - CEE renunciation and 'grass roots' mineral exploration renounced to an individual (not your RRSP or trust) results in 15% non refundable tax credit to investor, then added to CEE account and if pool goes negative added to income
  • New mandatory efiling of larger corporate returns and for T4's if over 50 employees
  • Home Renovations Tax Credit
  • First Time Home Buyers withdrawal increases to $25,000
  • First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit of up to $750
  • RRSP & RRIF - loss carry back on death
  • EI freezes premiums at $1.73 per $100 for 2009 and 2010
Federal Budgets
Draft legislation
Current Finance Legislation
June 18, 2008 Bill C-50 Budget Implementation 2008
Historical Legislation
Rates
All Rates
Tax Rates - Individuals (Fed/Prov&Terr)
Corporate tax rates
BC Income Taxes - What's New
BC Corporation Income Tax Rates
BC Tax Professionals
Marginal Tax Rates - Individuals
Negative marginal tax rate for dividends
Government Benefit Plans

Alberta, BC and Ontario have health care premiums.   If employers pay some or all of the premiums, those payments are a taxable benefit to the employee.  Private health care plans paid by employees are claimable as a medical expense

Vehicles
CCA - Reg 1100
Calendar - My Account
CPP for employees between 60 and 70
EI
CPP
Important Dates
Dates - Individuals
Dates - Business
Trusts
Penalties
Consequences = convictions
Administration
Legal costs to obtain or alter support

IT News October 2002: Costs for enforcing a pre-existing right to support may be deductible. CRA now accepts legal costs of seeking to obtain an increase in support or to make child support non-taxable under the Guidelines are also deductible.

IT Technical News # 40

CRA announces changes to its administrative policies for taxable employment benefits in order to reduce a number of administrative difficulties and increase fairness:


Tax Measures
Child Benefit Programs

Make sure that children are registered to take advantage of all the benefits available because the thresholds change.


If a child is certified as disabled, different programs like the Child Disability supplements with thresholds of over $157,000 might not be activated because they weren't registered!

Working Income Tax Benefit

Enhancements to WITB-is it time to re-calculate?

Home Renovations Tax Credit

Double dip with medical expenses for renovations that qualify


Triple dip for expenditures for accommodation in the workplace or capital cost of non principal residence properties!

Home Buyer's Plan
First Time Home Buyer's Tax Credit
Other Budgeted Programs in 2009

 

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