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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) $146.64 USD was worth 198....
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In Quebec, for the personal basic amount, does the federal tax credit and the provincial tax credit add up?
E.g. if my income is 17000$, 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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PST Canada on software development to be used by BC company
A quick question to sole proprietors - if I provide software development services, do I need to charge Provincial Sales Tax (PST) on them (living in BC, companies that I work for are in BC as well).
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If the highest federal tax rate is 33% and the highest provincial tax rate is 25.75%. why is the marginal tax rate 53% rather than 58.75% (Quebec)?
If I understand correctly, the total tax is basically the sum of federal taxes and provincial taxes, so for Quebec this should give a marginal tax rate of 58.75% (33% federal and 25.75% provincial). ...
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Canada GST/HST credit eligibility depends on last year's or current year's income?
The GST/HST credit is a non-taxable amount paid four times a year to individuals and families with low and modest incomes to help offset the goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) that ...
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(Canada) How does a trust help with tax burden?
My company is offering me share options. I'm trying to understand what the tax implications are.
My understanding is that as soon as I convert the options into shares, I must pay tax because the ...
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What legal dictionary does the CRA use for business and tax terminology?
I am currently looking for the technical definition used by Canada's Revenue Agency for these words:
Payment
Capital Debt Obligation
To determine whether payments made towards my margin loan in my ...
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Consequences of frequent share holder loan and repayment to and from my Ontario Corporation?
Let's say I have an Ontario Corporation in Canada. My corporate fiscal year is from July 1 to June 30. I also have a personal line of credit with my personal bank and I owe $50k to the bank. The ...
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Tax obligations for deemed non-residents in Canada
I live (and I'm resident) in a European country (Austria, that has a tax agreement with Canada) and spent 8 months in Canada last year (2022) due to a research stay (I worked on my Master Thesis in a ...
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Are employer contributions to RRSP part of one's own contributions in tax forms?
Context: working for a company in Quebec (Canada) that matches RRSP contributions.
When contributing to one's RRSP, the company contributes an additional amount on top (a percentage of the employee ...
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Tax deductible expenses in Canada when moving for work
My husband and I moved for work in Nov. 2022 from Ontario to BC. We own a home in Ontario which has been vacant since (could not be rented due to slow demand in winter time although we had been trying)...
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Cross border gifting (US and Canada)
I wanted to know what's the tax implication if I am a US citizen gifting money to someone in Canada who is neither a Canadian nor a US citizen. Does the gift tax applies?
Share your resources please.
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If the highest federal marginal tax rate is 33% and the highest Ontario provincial marginal tax rate is 13.16%, why can marginal rate by 53.36%?
The highest marginal federal tax rate in Canada is 33% and the highest marginal provincial tax rate in Ontario is 13.16% (source: Government of Canada tax rates webpage)
Adding these together, the ...
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What to know when buying a used car from Canada?
I'm in the market for a used pickup and I found one with the options I like, but it's in Canada (I'm in the USA). I'm mostly concerned about crossing the border on the way back - it's just a bill of ...
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Canadian firm refuses to give me my T4 and R1 tax slips after promising to give it to me
Canadian firm refuses to give me my T4 and R1 tax slips after promising to give it to me. I worked for them for 3 years and left them a few months ago. What can I do in this situation? It seems like ...
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