Indeed, thanks to the dividend tax credit, some low -
income taxpayers essentially pay no tax on Canadian dividends.
Not exact matches
The bill would end the alternative minimum tax, which
essentially requires
taxpayers to calculate their liability twice: Once with deductions under the regular
income tax rules and once without those breaks.
The Ontario government changed tax rules in 2005 to allow physicians to issue non-voting shares to family members of physician professional corporations, which means doctors were allowed to begin paying dividends to spouses from their CCPC
income,
essentially splitting the
income between both
taxpayers.
Thus, as a public union, the NEA (so too the American Federation of Teachers), is,
essentially, spreading around tax dollars, money over which the
taxpayer has no control, an
income redistribution effort that could easily be mistaken for a kickback or, in states where union membership and dues are not voluntary, a not - so - hidden and not - so - representative tax.
Some of the benefits student loan borrowers in an
income - driven repayment plan receive (lower payments and potential forgiveness) are
essentially subsidized by
taxpayers.
Essentially, CRA has been reassessing
taxpayers in the above situation and denying the capital gains claim, characterizing the profit as taxable
income.