Eliminate the additional
general business income tax (Article 9 - A) imposed on subsidiary capital;
Not exact matches
Businesses that meet the standards of a Canadian - Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC) pay the lower small
business rate on the first $ 500,000 of active
business income, and the
general corporate
tax rate beyond that.
While we were pleased to learn of the government's September 2017 announcement to cut the small
business income tax rate from 2.5 per cent to 2 per cent, we note it was accompanied by an increase to the
general corporate
income tax rate of one percentage point (to 12 per cent).
We also note with concern that the new small
business payroll
tax comes on top of previously announced minimum wage increase (of 34 % over four years), an increase in the
general corporate
tax rate of 9.1 %, a 14 % increase to the personal
income tax rate of most «skilled professionals», and a previously scheduled increase in the BC carbon
tax of 16 %, moving up a further $ 5 to $ 35 per tonne of GHGs emitted.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse
general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable
income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our
business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the
tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The following table shows the
general and small
business corporate
income tax rates federally and for each province and territory for 2016.
The money comes from: Refunds are paid from the state's
general fund -
income taxes paid by
businesses and individuals, fees and other charges.
Eliminate the
general business income (Article 9 - A) alternative
tax on minimum taxable
income (the «AMT»);
The Globe notes that the
general corporate
tax rate has since 2006 already been cut from 21 % to 15 % but that the
tax rate for small
businesses (firms with under $ 500,000 in taxable
income) was cut only once: from 12 % to 11 % in 2008.
For example, if you earn $ 100,000 of passive
income, you are over by $ 50,000; $ 50,000 x $ 5 = $ 250,000, so $ 250,000 of
business income qualifies for the small
business tax rate and any remaining
business income will be
taxed at the
general corporate
tax rate.
The SBD rate is a lower
tax rate than the
general corporate
tax rate on active
business income (ABI); thus, the
tax deferral advantage is magnified for small
business income and the deferral ranges from 35.5 per cent to 41.0 per cent in 2018, depending on the province.
I think that by singling out
business owners rather than focusing on high -
income earners in
general, regardless of whether they are
business owners or not, the proposed
tax changes miss the mark if the Liberals truly want wealthy Canadians to pay more.
With the safe bucket covered and generating passive,
tax advantaged
income, they then have the freedom to entertain opportunities such as real estate,
business start ups, private lending and other lucrative opportunities by borrowing money at favorable rates, often from the mutual insurance companies
general account using their policy cash value as collateral, or shopping the rate to other financial institutions to see who is most competitive.
Foreign earned
income is
income that you receive for services you perform in a foreign country during the period your
tax home (the
general area of your main place of
business, employment, or post of duty where you are permanently or indefinitely engaged to work) is in a foreign country and you meet either the bona fide residence test or the physical presence test.
Forms 1040, 1040A & 1040EZ Form 1040 Schedule A — Itemized Deductions Form 1040 Schedule B — Interest and Ordinary Dividends Form 1040 Schedule C — Net Profit or Loss Form 1040 Schedule D — Capital Gains and Losses Form 1040 Schedule E — Supplemental
Income and Loss Form 1040 Schedule EIC — Earned
Income Credit Form 1040 Schedule F — Profit or Loss from Farming Form 1040 Schedule H — Household Employment
Taxes Form 1040 Schedule R — Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled Form 1040 Schedule SE — Self - employment
Tax FEC — Foreign Employer Compensation for eFile Form Payment — Form Payment for eFile Form 982 — Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness Form 1116 — Foreign Tax Credit (Individual, Estate, or Trust) Form 1310 — Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer Form 2106 — Employee Business Expenses Form 2120 — Multiple Support Declaration Form 2441 — Child and Dependent Care Expenses Form 2555 — Foreign Earned Income Form 3800 — General Business Credit Form 3903 — Moving Expenses Form 4137 — Social Security and Medicare tax on Tip Income Form 4562 — Depreciation and Amortization Form 4563 — Exclusion of Income for Bona Fide Residents of American Samoa Form 4684 — Casualties and Thefts Form 4797 — Sales of Business Property Form 4868 — Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Income Tax Return Form 4952 — Investment Interest Expense Deduction Form 5329 — Additional Taxes Attributable to IRAs,
Tax FEC — Foreign Employer Compensation for eFile Form Payment — Form Payment for eFile Form 982 — Reduction of
Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness Form 1116 — Foreign Tax Credit (Individual, Estate, or Trust) Form 1310 — Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer Form 2106 — Employee Business Expenses Form 2120 — Multiple Support Declaration Form 2441 — Child and Dependent Care Expenses Form 2555 — Foreign Earned Income Form 3800 — General Business Credit Form 3903 — Moving Expenses Form 4137 — Social Security and Medicare tax on Tip Income Form 4562 — Depreciation and Amortization Form 4563 — Exclusion of Income for Bona Fide Residents of American Samoa Form 4684 — Casualties and Thefts Form 4797 — Sales of Business Property Form 4868 — Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Income Tax Return Form 4952 — Investment Interest Expense Deduction Form 5329 — Additional Taxes Attributable to IRAs,
Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness Form 1116 — Foreign
Tax Credit (Individual, Estate, or Trust) Form 1310 — Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer Form 2106 — Employee Business Expenses Form 2120 — Multiple Support Declaration Form 2441 — Child and Dependent Care Expenses Form 2555 — Foreign Earned Income Form 3800 — General Business Credit Form 3903 — Moving Expenses Form 4137 — Social Security and Medicare tax on Tip Income Form 4562 — Depreciation and Amortization Form 4563 — Exclusion of Income for Bona Fide Residents of American Samoa Form 4684 — Casualties and Thefts Form 4797 — Sales of Business Property Form 4868 — Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Income Tax Return Form 4952 — Investment Interest Expense Deduction Form 5329 — Additional Taxes Attributable to IRAs,
Tax Credit (Individual, Estate, or Trust) Form 1310 — Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer Form 2106 — Employee
Business Expenses Form 2120 — Multiple Support Declaration Form 2441 — Child and Dependent Care Expenses Form 2555 — Foreign Earned
Income Form 3800 —
General Business Credit Form 3903 — Moving Expenses Form 4137 — Social Security and Medicare
tax on Tip Income Form 4562 — Depreciation and Amortization Form 4563 — Exclusion of Income for Bona Fide Residents of American Samoa Form 4684 — Casualties and Thefts Form 4797 — Sales of Business Property Form 4868 — Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Income Tax Return Form 4952 — Investment Interest Expense Deduction Form 5329 — Additional Taxes Attributable to IRAs,
tax on Tip
Income Form 4562 — Depreciation and Amortization Form 4563 — Exclusion of
Income for Bona Fide Residents of American Samoa Form 4684 — Casualties and Thefts Form 4797 — Sales of
Business Property Form 4868 — Application for Extension of Time to File U.S.
Income Tax Return Form 4952 — Investment Interest Expense Deduction Form 5329 — Additional Taxes Attributable to IRAs,
Tax Return Form 4952 — Investment Interest Expense Deduction Form 5329 — Additional
Taxes Attributable to IRAs, et.
Depreciation is an
income tax deduction
businesses can claim for the
general wear and tear of company assets.
Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal
Business Development: Brokering various
business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal
business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including
tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state
income, excise, B&O, property and other
tax matters for tribes and tribal
businesses Chartering tribal
business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal
business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and
general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned
businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment,
tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.
Our services include
tax counseling (including unrelated
business income tax issues), creation of joint ventures, corporation formation (including the creation of affiliated not - for - profit entities), corporate governance, employee compensation and
general business transactions.
Keywords: Corporations,
Tax Law, Amalgamations,
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Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, s. 87 (11), Mistake, Rectification, Nunc Pro Tunc, Fairmont Hotels Inc. v. Canada (Attorney
General), 2016 SCC 56, [2016] 4 S.C.R. 720, TCR Holding Corp. v. Ontario, 2010 ONCA 233, Norcan Oils Ltd. v. Fogler, [1965] S.C.R. 36, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Mootness, Borowski v. Canada (Attorney
General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342
In
general, subject to the discussion below under the headings «Information Reporting and Backup Withholding» and «Foreign Accounts,» distributions, if any, paid on our common stock to a Non-U.S. Holder (to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal
income tax principles) will constitute dividends and be subject to U.S. withholding
tax at a rate equal to 30 % of the gross amount of the dividend, or a lower rate prescribed by an applicable
income tax treaty, unless the dividends are effectively connected with a trade or
business carried on by the Non-U.S. Holder within the United States.
For instance, if I didn't delegate the completion of my personal and
business accounting,
general ledger, and the filing of my personal and corporate
income taxes, it would overwhelm me.
Detail - oriented Accounting Professional with strong background in all
business accounting functions including financial statement preparation, presentation of financial statements to the board of directors and management, audit preparation, monthly and annual reports, bank reconciliations, billing, accounts receivable,
general ledger, accounts payable, sales commission calculations, payroll,
income tax preparation, ad hoc...
General business and personal reputation, in addition to criminal convictions and charges under the Criminal Code of Canada, and contraventions of Federal Statutes such as
Income Tax Act, or Provincial Statutes such as the Real Estate Services Act, Securities Act, Insurance Act, or Mortgage Broker's Act, or whether an applicant has been disciplined by a professional body will be reviewed when considering an applicant's «good reputation».