The main difference between eligible and
ineligible dividends is how they are treated on the Canadian federal income tax return.
In 2012 the federal dividend tax credit was 15.1098 percent of the taxable amount of eligible dividends and 13.3333 percent of the taxable amount of
ineligible dividends.
My accountant says those dividends I receive from public corps are taxed at 28 %, then they are treated as
ineligible dividends when I take them out from my corp..
The amount will vary depending on your province of residence at the end of the year and whether the dividend is an eligible or
an ineligible dividend.
The provinces all have their own dividend tax credit rates (refer to the individual tax tables for a comparison of the top marginal eligible and
ineligible dividend rates by province).
Not exact matches
The ex-
dividend date is the date on or after which any new shareholders become
ineligible to receive the next
dividend.
Taxable
dividends from Canadian resident corporations that are not designated as eligible
dividends are
ineligible (or regular)
dividends.
Types of
dividends that are
ineligible for this program include those from securities held in your name outside your account, optional
dividends, and certain special
dividends.
EIF — one of your darlings — issues both an eligible &
ineligible portion of a single
dividend payment.