Not exact matches
«While it's positive that so many eligible Canadians plan to contribute towards their retirement this year, we know from previous years that only 26 per
cent of eligible tax
filers actually make a contribution to their RRSP,» said Jamie Golombek, a managing director
of tax and estate planning at CIBC.
The income gap between the top one per
cent and the rest
of filers has widened over time, calculated in 2010 constant dollars.
The government numbers show that it's only the top one per
cent of income tax
filers whose corporations will be affected by the changes but this change will still reap a windfall for federal coffers.
But if a
filer owing taxes forgoes the April 30 target date, they can expect to pay a five per
cent late penalty on the balance, plus one per
cent in interest compounded daily for every month they do not file, for a maximum
of 12 months.
The government numbers show that it's only the top one per
cent of income tax
filers whose corporations will be affected by the changes but this change will still reap a windfall for federal coffers.