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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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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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Where can I find charitable donation tax credit rates for each provinces and territories in Canada?
The only official source I found was this one and it's from 2017...
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/giving-charity-information-donors/claiming-charitable-tax-credits/...
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When is interest incurred while trading on margin deductible in Canada?
To clarify my understanding of margin loans in Canada: the interest expense incurred while trading on margin is deductible, as long as the stock pays dividends, right? Also, if it is deductible, would ...
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Can psychological services be deducted on Canadian income taxes?
When filing my yearly income taxes, is there a place where psychological services such as weekly therapy with a psychologist can be deducted?
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I get a pension from having been a Federal Employee; I also work part-time for my family's business. Do I need to pay into EI?
So, I worked for the Federal government most of my life, I retired 2 years ago and I get my pension. In addition, I work about 30 hrs/week in the office of my family's business, do I have to pay EI? ...
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If my business organized a competition and gave winners money as prize, can I deduct this?
I'm a sole proprietor and gave out around 1000$ in prizes for my business' event, either through paypal or e-transfer. How can I deduct this as a business expense? There's not really a receipt.
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Can I deduct expenses from rental income on my principal residence without making it not a principal residence?
TLDR: can I still claim 40% of all of these expenses (screenshot from simpletax) on my taxes when renting a portion of my Principal Residence and it still be considered principal residence? and ...
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Is there an incentive for entities to take advantage of tax deductions that don't direclty benefit them?
I'm trying to validate or correct a perception I have.
I believe that there is a financial benefit for entities (companies or people) to take advantage of tax deductions that don't directly benefit ...
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Opening an RESP for myself
I am located in Canada. I was wondering if instead of contributing directly into an RRSP, why people don't instead open up an RESP for themselves, contribute as much as they can afford (up to 50k) and ...
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Canada Tax work space in the home expenses with no income (T2200)
I'm trying to assess if I can claim on the work space in the home when I'm not getting income from my company.
There's a line that makes it seem like I cannot, though I might be reading it wrong.
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Is there a way to transfer a cultural donation tax receipt? (Canada)
Canada specific question.
My father is planning on making a cultural donation to a museum. He will receive a 100K tax receipt for the donation. My marginal tax rate is significantly higher than his, ...
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Minimize taxes now that I earn more
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I recently received a hefty promotion for $350k (plus stocks and bonuses) with the same company. Now that I can finally start to pay down my debt, I'm not so happy that suddenly 45% of my ...
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CANADA: Can I deduct condo fees in business use-of-home deductions?
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the condo is a townhouse - not in a building.
the condo fees are >$500/month ($6000/year)
there are not many common areas
the condo fees cover items such as ALL exterior maintenance (roof, ...
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Employment travel expense tax deduction
I am currently located in Ontario, Canada. I work full time as a security guard and am required to regularly secure a client's building. According to the Canadian Revenue Agency link here, anyone ...
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