CH 13 Notes
CH 13 Notes
CH 13 Notes
Remember – from 2018, passive income over $50,000 will be subject to a reduced (grind) annual
business limit (available to CCPCs)
Eligible Dividends (38% gross up) – are taxed more favourably than non-eligible (15%).
Both dividends have tax credits applied (6/8 of 38% or 9/13 of 15%)
Company must decide if dividends being paid out are eligible or non-eligible.
Jan has a business she estimates will produce income of $100,000 during the tax year. If she
incorporates, all income would be eligible for SBD ad any dividends paid will be non-eligible. In province,
such corporate income is taxed at fed/prov rate of 155. Jan has other sources that put her in 45% tax
bracket. The provincial dividend credit on non-eligible is 30% gross up. Would Jan save taxes if she
channeled this income through corporation?
Solution – If he incorporates the corporation will pay taxes of $15,000 (15%)(100,000) leaving $85,000
to be paid out as dividends. Her individual tax payable on these would be
Net after tax retention would be $53,664 (85,000 – 31,336). This compares to 55,000 [(100,000)(1-0.45)]
retained if a corporation is not used. Clearly using a corporation here is not good.
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Exercise 13-2 – Integration Eligible
John has a business that he estimates will produce income of 100,000 during the taxation year ending
Dec. Because he controls another corporation that fully utilizes 500,000 of its SBD, if he incorporates this
business, none of the income will be eligible for SBD and any dividends would be designated eligible. In
the province, such corporate income is taxed at a combined rate of 30% John has other sources that put
him in a 42% tax bracket. Provincial tax credit on eligible dividends is 28% of gross up. Would John save
taxes by incorporating?
Solution – If he incorporates the corporation will pay taxes of $30,000 (30%)(100,000) leaving $70,000
to be paid out as dividends. His individual tax payable on these would be
Net after tax retention would be $51,385 (70,000 – 18,615). This compares to 58,000 [(100,000)(1-0.42)]
retained if a corporation is not used. Clearly using a corporation here is not good.
Not – the usual concept of investment income which is property income and doesn’t include net taxable
capital gains/losses
ART – based on lesser of Aggregate Investment Income and the amount of Taxable Income not eligible
for SBD.
ADJUSTED Aggregate Investment Income – this includes dividends from taxable Canadian corporations
(not connected corps). Also called Portfolio dividends. No deduction for net capital loss and is only used
to calculated annual business limit grind
A portion of tax paid on investment income at corporate level is refunded when income us distributed to
investors as dividends.
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3 total taxes paid that can be refunded on the payment of dividends:
Exercise 13-3 – Zircon is a CCPC with Dec 31 year end. Zircon is not associated with any other company.
For the 2019 tax year, its Net Income for Tax Purposes is equal to 281,000. This is made up of active
business income of 198,000 dividends from taxable Canadian corps of 22,000, interest income on long
term investments of 15,000 and Tax cap gains on disposition of assets used in active business of $46,000
Company has available a net capital los carry forward of $26,000 {(1/2)(52,000)} and non capital loss
carry forward of 23,000. The Company intends to deduct both. In 2018, the corps ADJUSTED aggregate
income was 13,000 and its taxable capital employed in Canada (TCEC) was $6million.
Determine Zircon’s taxable income and its additional refundable tax on investment income for 2019 tax
year.
Zircon’s amount eligible for SBD is 198,000 is the least of the active business income (198,000), Taxable
income (210,000) and annual business limit of $500,000.
Given these calculations, Zircon’s additional refundable tax on investment would be the lesser of:
The additional refundable tax on investment income would be $1,280 [(10-2/3%)(12,000)]. Note that
the taxable income limit is $23,000 (35,000 – 12,000) less than the Aggregate Investment Income. This is
due to deduction of 23,000 non capital loss carry forward
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Exercise 13-4 – Flow of Investment Income
Shelly has investments that generate interest income of $100,000 per year. Due to her employment
income she is in the top tax bracket, with a combined fed/prov tax of 51%. She is considering the
transfer of these investments to her CCPC which would be subject to a rate on vestment income of 52%
(including the ART). Dividend tax credit for non eligible dividends in her province is 30%. Should she
transfer?
Solution – If she takes the money directly she will receive $49,000 [(100,000)(1-0.51)]. If the
investments are transferred to a corporation, the results would be as follows:
There would be no tax deferral using a corporation as she’d be paying out $1,000 more in tax than she
would in direct receipt (100,000 * 0.51). Also, the use of a corporation would reduce the after tax
funds - $43,771 vs $49,000.
Example – Eastern Inc has 100% owned subsidiary, Western. Both are CCPC and have Dec 31 year end.
During current year, Western has income of 100,000 made up of interest and taxable capital gains.
Assume combined fed/prov tax rate for both is 50-2/3%, including the ART. Western pays out all after
tax income in dividends to Eastern.
Solution – on receipt of 100,000 investment income, Western would pay taxes of $50,667 [(100,000(50-
2/3%). However, when the remaining 49,333 is paid out in dividends, a dividend refund of $30,667 (28-
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1/3% of the 80,000 total dividend becomes available, resulting in total dividend of 80,000 as shown in
following:
As dividends are received tax free by Eastern, they will have after tax retention of 80,000. Unless Eastern
pays out taxable dividends to its shareholders, no additional Part I tax will be assessed. Could therefore
be a deferral of tax between related corporations
So are Subject Corporations – corporation resident in Canada and controlled by, or for the benefit of, an
individual or related group
Applied WHEN?
Opal Ltd, a CCPC received the following amounts of dividends during the year ending Dec 31, 2019.
Opal owns 100% of Emerald voting shares and 30% of voting shares in Ruby. The fmv of Ruby shares is
equal to 30% of fmv of all Ruby Inc shares. As a result of paying the 60,000 dividend, Ruby Inc received a
dividend refund of 15,000. Emerald Inc received no dividend refund for its dividend pmt.
Solution
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REVIEW OF INTEGRATION
Purpose is to avoid double taxation of income. Income earned in a corporation is taxed once and taxed
again in the hands of the shareholder when a dividend is paid.
If integration is working, total tax paid should be the same whether a salary of a dividend is paid.
Complex system has been created to deal with investment income earned by corporations.
Obvious Solution – lower corporate tax rates but could be used to defer tax
Better Solution – refundable taxes were created. Corporations pay high tax but later receive a refund
when company distributed after tax income as dividends.
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ELIGIBLE DIVIDENDS
NON-ELIGBLE DIVIDENDS
BASIC APPROACH
CCPCs
PUBLIC COMPANIES
GRIP – GENERAL RATE INCOME POOL – notional account to track amounts of a CCPC’s income that
qualify as a basis for paying eligible dividends. If there is a balance in the GRIP account, CCPC dividends
paid can be designated as eligible.
GRIP = C + D + E + F - G
Where,
C = GRIP at end of preceding year
D = 72% of the CCPC’s adjusted taxable income for the year.
o Adjusted Taxable Income is regular Taxable Income, reduced by the amount eligible for the
small business deduction and the lesser of the CCPC's aggregate income and its Taxable
Income for the year.
E = Eligible dividends received during the year (100%)
F = Adjustments for amalgamations and wind ups
G = Eligible dividends paid during the preceding year
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Exercise 13-6 – GRIP Balance
Lanson, a CCPC had no GRIP balance at its year end on Dec 31, 2017. During 2018, the company received
eligible dividends of 5,000 and designated all of its $25,000 in dividends paid as eligible At the end of
2018, Lanson has a GRIP of $35,000.
For 2019, Lanson has taxable income of $960,000. This amount includes net taxable capital gains of
$65,000, mortgage interest received of $23,000 and a net capital loss carry forward deduction of 14,000.
In addition, the company receives eligible dividends during the year of 85,000. In determining 2019 tax
payable, the company has a small business deduction of 42,750. During 2019, Lanson pays dividends of
78,000 with 42,000 being eligible. Determine the Company’s GRIP at the end of 2019.
NON-CCPCs and LRIP – income for non CCPCs will generally be at full tax rate. So generally, dividends
can be designated as eligible.
LRIP account – used to track balances that have not been subject to full corporate tax rates. When an
LRIP balance is present, any dividends paid by the corporation will be considered non-eligible.
LRIP = (A + B + C + D + E + F) – (G + H)
Where,
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REFUNDABLE DIVIDEND TAX ON HAND (RDTOH)
PRE 2019 – all refundable taxes went into single account and the refund was the lesser of 38-1/3%
taxable dividends paid or the balance in the account.
Brok Ltd is a CCPC that uses Dec 31 as tax year end. On Dec 31, 2018 the corporation had an RDTOH
balance of $153,333. Its dividend refund for 2018 was 76,666. Determine the Jan 1, 2019 transitional
amounts for the Eligible RDTOH and the Non-Eligible RDTOH based on the information in each of the
following independent cases.
Case 2 – Grip balance 300,000, during year designated 200,000 dividends as eligible.
Solution – Opening balance in the single RDTOH account is $76,667 (153,333 – 76,666).
Case 1 -
Case 2 -
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Case 3 -
ELIGIBLE RDTOH
Components
o Opening Balance
Transitional balance for 2019
After 2019 - December 31 balance for previous year
o Additions
Part IV taxes on portfolio dividends
Part IV taxes on eligible dividends received from connected companies in those
situation where the connected company received a refund from the company’s
Eligible RDTOH
o Deduction – Any dividend refund claimed from the Eligible RDTOH in the previous year
NON-ELIGIBLE RDTOH
Components
o Opening Balance
Transitional balance for 2019
After 2019 - December 31 balance for previous year
o Additions
Part I refundable tax for the year (see following slides)
Part IV taxes on eligible dividends received from connected companies in those
situation where the connected company received a refund from the company’s
Non-Eligible RDTOH
o Deduction – Any dividend refund claimed from the Non-Eligible RDTOH in the previous year
An Importance Difference
When dividends are designated as eligible, a refund can be made only to the extent of the
Eligible RDTOH
A refund can be provided on non-eligible dividends using either RDTOH
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REFUNDABLE PORTION OF PART I TAX
ITA 129(4)(a)(ii) - 30-2/3% Of The Amount, If Any, By Which Taxable Income Exceeds The Total Of:
Exercise 13-8 – Debut Inc is a CCPC. During the tax year, ending Dec 31, 2019, Debut has the following
amounts of income
Solution – the refundable amount would be the least of the following 3 figures:
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Taxable Income (121,825 – 22,000 – 9,000) 90,825
Deduct:
Amount Eligible for SBD Deduction (9,500/10%) (50,000)
[(100 / 38-2/3%)(750)] Foreign Non Business Tax Credit (1,940)
Adjusted Taxable Income 38,885
Rate 20-2/3%
Amount under ITA 129(4)(a)(ii) 11,925
Lesser amount is $11,925 and this would be the refundable portion of Part I tax for the year.
When a CCPC declares dividends, an amount can be designated as an eligible dividend to the extent
there is a balance in their GRIP account. Refund on these would then be lesser of:
If amount of dividends paid in year exceed the amount that is designated as eligible, the excess will be
non-eligible. Refund here has 2 components.
Alesia Ltd, is a CCPC with a tax year that ends Dec 31. Prior to application of the transitional rule, the
balance in the corporations single RDTOH account was 230,000 (ending balance 2018, less the 2018
refund). The balance in the GRIP account was $350,000 (ending 2018 balance, less eligible dividends
designated in 2018).
Based no these totals the transitional Eligible RDTOH would be 134,167 [(38-1/3%)(350,000)] and the
balance in the transitional Non Eligible RDTOH would be 95,833 (230,000 – 134,167)
During 2019, there were no additions to either RDTOH account. During 2019, the corporation paid
dividends of 600,000. Only 200,000 of these were designated eligible.
Determine the amount of the dividend refund on the payment of 1 the eligible dividends and 2 the non
eligible dividends.
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Solution – Dividend refund on Eligible – would be 76,667, the lessor of:
Component 2, 38-1/3% of the 400,000 non eligible divs paid during 2019 exceeds the balance in the Non
eligible RDTOH by 57,500 (153,333 – 95,833). Given this, Component 2 would be equal to the lesser of:
The purpose of component 2 is to allow access to the Eligible RDTOH for dividend refunds on the
payment of non eligible dividends when there is no balance left in the non eligible RDTOH.
The total refund resulting from the payment of non eligible dividends is $153,333 (95,833 + 57,500).
Note that 153,333 is equal to 38-1/3% of the 400,000 in non eligible dividends paid.
And
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EXAMPLE – RDTOH CALCULATIONS
Fortune Ltd. is a Canadian controlled private corporation. Based on the formula in ITR 402, 90 percent
of the Company’s income is earned in a province. The following information is available for the year
ending December 31, 2019:
NO GRIND OF ANNUAL BUSINESS LIMIT – TCEC is less than 10million. Adjusted Aggregate Investment
Income is less than 50,000
BALANCES
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PART I TAX PAYABLE
Deduct:
[(100/28)($3,000 Non-Business FTC)] ( 10,714)
[(4)($1,500 Business FTC)] ( 6,000)
Total $248,286
The least of these figures is $150,000, providing for a small business deduction of $28,500
[(19%)($150,000)].
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GENERAL RATE REDUCTION
Rate 13%
PART I REFUNDABLE
[(30-2/3%)($105,000)] $ 32,200
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Taxable Income $265,000
Deduct:
Total $101,241
Rate 30-2/3%
The refundable portion of Part I tax is equal to $30,800, which is the least of the preceding three
amounts
[(38-1/3%)($30,000)] = $11,500
RDTOH BALANCES
Eligible RDTOH
Non-Eligible RDTOH
GRIP
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DIVIDEND REFUND
Allocation Of $60,000
o $42,000 can be designated as eligible
o $18,000 ($60,000 - $42,000) as non-eligible
[(38-1/3%)($18,000)] = $6,900
Ending balance in the Non-Eligible RDTOH = $49,200
The $6,900 would be subtracted from the Non-Eligible RDTOH in 2020
Using the preceding information, the total federal Tax Payable for Fortune Ltd. is calculated as follows:
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WORKING THROUGH LARGE PROBLEMS
4. Determine federal tax abatement (may require determining the amount to be allocated to
provinces.
5. Determine the small business deduction for CCPCs (without consideration of ART or GRR)
12. Determine the Part IV tax payable for CCPCs and other private corporations
14. Determine the RDTOH balances for CCPCs and other private corporations
15. Determine the dividend refund for CCPCs and other private corporations
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