FEDERAL TAXATION IN CANADA
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Advance eeTax eeRuling ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
Interpretations eeprovided, eeat eethe eerequest eeof eea eetaxpayer, eeby eethe eeIncome eeTax eeRulings eeDirectorate eeas
eeto eehow eea eeparticular eetransaction eewill eebe eetreated eefor eetax eepurposes.
Allowance eeCapital eeLoss ee- eecorrect eeanswer-The eedeductible eeportion ee(currently eeone-half) eeof eea eeCapital
eeLoss.
Business eeIncome ee- eecorrect eeanswer-Income eethat eeis eeearned eethrough eeActive eeBusiness eeactivity.
Capital eeAsset ee- eecorrect eeanswer-An eeasset eethat eeis eeheld eefor eethe eepurpose eeof eeproducing eeIncome.
Capital eeGain ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
The eeexcess eeof eeproceeds eeresulting eefrom eethe eeDisposition eeof eea eecapital eeasset, eeover eethe eesum eeof eethe
eeAdjusted eeCo eest eeBase eeof eethe eeasset eeplus eeany eecosts eeof eedisposition.
Capital eeLossK- eecorrect eeanswer-
The eeexcess eeof eethe eesum eeof eethe eeAdjusted eeCost eeBase eeof eea eecapital eeasset eeplus eeany eecosts eeof
eedisposition, eeover eethe eeproceeds eeresultingKfrom eethe eeDisposition eeof eethe eeasset.
Capital eeTax ee- eecorrect eeanswer-A eetax eeassessed eeon eethe eecapital eeof eea eeCorporation, eewithout eeregard eeto
eeits eeincome.
Consumption eeTax ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
A eetax eelevied eeon eethe eeconsumption eeof eesome eeproduct eeor eeservice. ee(Sales eetax, eecommodity eetax)
Customs eeDuties ee(Tariffs) ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
AKtax eeimposed eeon eethe eeimportation eeor eeexportation eeof eecertain eegoods eeor eeservices.
Division eeB eeIncome ee- eecorrect eeanswer-"Net eeIncome eeFor eeTaxKPurposes"
, Employment eeIncome ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
The eeSalary, eewages, eeand eeother eeremuneration, eeincluding eegratuities, eereceived eeby eean eeEmployee eein eethe
eeyear.
Fiscal eePeriod ee- eecorrect eeanswer-AKtaxation eeyear eethat eedoes eenot eeexceed ee53 eeweeks.
FlatKTax eeSystem ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
A eetax eeon eeIncome eethat eeis eeapplied eeat eethe eesame eerate eeto eeall eeTaxpayers, eewithout eeregard eeto eethe
eelevel eeof eetheir eeInco eeme.
Goods eeand eeServices eeTax ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
A eetype eeof eeTransaction eeTax eethat eeis eeassessed eeon eethe eesale eeof eegoods eeand eeservices.
GST ee- eecorrect eeanswer-An eeacronym eefor eethe ee"Goods eeand eeservices eetax".
Harmonized eeSales eeTax ee(HST) ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
AKcombined eefederal/provincial eesales eetax eethat eeis eegenerally eeassessed eeon eethe eesame eebasis eeas eethe
eefederal eeGood ees eeAnd eeServices eeTax.
Head eeTax ee- eecorrect eeanswer-A eetax eeon eethe eeIndividuals eethat eeare eeincluded eein eea eespecified
eeclassification.
Income ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
AKmeasure eeof eeeither eehow eemuch eean eeentity eehas eeearned eeduring eea eeperiod eeor, eealternatively, eehow
eemuch eeits eenet eeworth eehas eeincreased eeduring eea eeperiod.
Income eeSplitting ee- eecorrect eeanswer-
AKgroup eeof eeTax eePlanning eetechniques eedesigned eeto eedivide eea eegiven eestream eeof eeIncome eeamong eefamily
eemembers eeor eeother eerelated eeparties.
Income eeTax ee- eecorrect eeanswer-A eetax eeon eethe eeIncome eeof eecertain eedefined eeentities.