Questions tagged [canada]
For questions that relate to the financial laws, practices, and products of Canada.
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Why was charged less than I was supposed to?
A Chinese company in Hong Kong called JLCPCB says I was charged a grand total of $146.64 USD. The Bank Of Canada says on 2024-03-15 (which is the date the payment was made) $146.64 USD was worth 198....
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How to calculate total profit when doing assignment sale in ontario?
I am learning about assignment sales, and I wanted to fully work out what are all the calculations and fees/taxes when calculating the final net profit I would keep if I do an assignment sale, and was ...
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Looking for Canada GST memo D17.1 dated Jan 1995
In April 1999, Canada Revenue And Customs Agency revised its GST/HST Memorandum 17.1, obsoleting the previous version which was dated January 1995
I would like to obtain the obsolete, January 1995 ...
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USA to CA transfer
I am located in Canada. My friend was sending me some money. She is located in South Carolina and sending via bank to bank transfer. Transfer was made two weeks ago and still has not been received on ...
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International Student in Canada who interned for 8mo in US - which country am I a tax resident of?
I have a bit of a strange tax residency situation:
I am a Citizen of India, but spent 0 days in India in 2023.
I am an international student in Canada, and spent 4 months of 2023 in Canada (studying ...
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What double-entry bookkeeping and account structure lets me report taxable distributions from retirement savings plan (e.g. RRSP)?
I have tax-preferred retirement savings plans, and I track their activity using a double-entry bookkeeping app. I am at the age where I am starting to make withdrawals from the savings plans. The ...
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Is it a "bare trust" if a title holder owns only a fraction of a property?
There's a lot of press right now about new rules for reporting of bare trusts in Canada.
CRA info: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/trust-administrators/t3-return/new-trust-...
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If I get the TAL documents for the rent increase, does it mean I can unlikely file a challenge to the rent increase of my apartment in Quebec?
If I get the TAL documents for the rent increase, does it mean I can unlikely file a challenge to the rent increase of my apartment in Quebec? There was work done, but most of the work on my apartment ...
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Sold my car, but buyer used fake driver's license and fake TD bank draft
I sold my car in an ICBC office in Vancouver. The buyer came with a fake driver’s license and a fake bank draft. I deposited the bank draft via mobile app, and it was accepted. Then I signed the paper....
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Tax and selling a property in the U.K. before moving to Canada
I would appreciate some advise on this: If you sell a property in the UK to move to Canada, and then transfer the money from the sold property to Canada, will you have to pay tax in Canada on the ...
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Reduce income tax payable in Canada for an individual taxpayer
For the 2023 tax year, in Canada, how can I reduce my personal taxable income/taxes payable on my T1 tax return? I know I can use my RRSP and a spousal RRSP as a deduction against taxable income up to ...
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Does Ontario cap the eligible amount of tax deductible donation to 75% of the net income for 2024?
I googled this for quite a while but I couldn't find anything from official Canadian government sources other than 5.05% on the 1st 200$ and 11.16% on the next ones... where am I supposed to look? I'm ...
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In Quebec, for the personal basic amount, does the federal tax credit and the provincial tax credit add up?
E.g. if my income is 17000$, which is below the provincial basic (18056$) but above the federal one (maximum 15705$), do I pay taxes?
Is it
federal_tax = min(0, federal_income_tax - federal_BPA * ...
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Instalment interest calculation in Canada for individuals
I made no instalments payments in 2023 as I thought my net tax owing in 2023 would be below $3000. I received instalment reminders from CRA and I ignored the emails. Now, I believe my net tax will be $...
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Can you withdraw capital gains from a stock sale and still deduct interest on the original cost basis?
Say you borrow 50k and buy 100k of shares.
Then the stock rises to 100k
You sell half and cancel out the loan, but also have 50k of capital gains.
If you withdraw the 50k gain to maintain the original ...
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