Amira and her husband, Owen, are both 40 years of age and own a small bungalow in the B section of Brossard. They have one daughter, Ellie, born in November of 2015. Amira is the Eastern Canada Sales Co-ordinator for Clearwater Mutual Funds. Owen is a Project Manager who sub-contracts to a small real estate investment company where he oversees building projects (i.e. for tax purposes he is considered to be self-employed and bills the company directly, but pays his own business expenses). Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, Amira has been teleworking, having taken over the family office at home. She believes she is eligible to claim the full $400 ($2 a day) for home office expenses for employees in 2020. Amira earned $72,200 in salary and $7,500 in bonuses in 2020 and received $2,214 in Child Tax Benefits for the year. The couple paid $900 a month for daycare (Ellie only turned 5 after the September 30 th cut-off for kindergarten in 2020) for 9 months in 2020, as they kept Ellie home over the summer and were not required to pay. Owen was unable to work for 2 months in 2020 when the construction industry was shut down in Quebec. During that period he received $4,000 in CERB benefits. For the remainder of 2020, Owen billed the real estate investment company $60,250, and paid business-related expenses of $12,900. Each contributed $200 a month to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). Amira also contributed $150 a month to a Defined Benefit Pension Plan (DBPP, a type of Registered Pension Plan) sponsored by Clearwater. Upon her grandfathers death several years ago, Amira inherited $25,000 which she invested in Clearwater mutual funds in a non-registered account. She received a 2020 T5 slip indicating amounts of $500 in eligible Canadian dividends received and capital gains of $1,100. Owens parents, who are retired, have gifted Owen $2,500 every December since Ellies birth in 2015, which Owen then immediately contributed to an RESP for Ellie before year-end.

Page 7 of 14 Only Amira has opened a Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA). She contributed $1,000 each year for 2017, 2018 and 2019, then withdrew $500 in 2020 for an unexpected dental expense.

Part 1 (5 marks) Calculate total income for Federal tax purposes (line 15000) and net income (line 23600) for Amira and Owen in 2020. For each income/deduction type, indicate the line number on the T1 form. Add lines as required to the table below. Round to the nearest dollar. The following deductions are shown for Owen as a self-employed individual: Line Deduction 22200 Deduction for QPP contributions Deduction for PPIP premiums $ Amount 2,631 182 22300 Refer to the 2020 Federal Income Tax and Benefit Return for residents of Quebec at: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/tax-packages- years/general-income-tax-benefit-package/quebec/5005-r.html Amira Owen Income/Deduction And Calculation Income/Deduction And Calculation Line # $ Line # $ 15000 Total Income 15000 Total Income 22200 (2,631) Deduction for QPP contributions on self- employment earnings Deduction for PPIP premiums on self- employment earnings 22300 (182) 23600 Net Income 23600 Net Income Part 2 (2 marks 1 mark each) (i) For tax purposes, it is better for Owen's parents to gift money to Owen for Ellie's RESP and have him contribute the amount to her RESP as the (ii) subscriber. Why? In what year will Ellie receive the last of the Canada Education Savings Grant if Owen's parents continue to gift $2,500 every December and Owen continues to contribute the amount to Ellie's RESP right away? Please explain. Part Reason 2(i) Part 2 Year and explanation Part 3 (1 mark) How much can Amira contribute to her TFSA as of January 2021? Please explain. Refer to Table C at the end of the Case Study. Amira's TFSA room as of January 2021 Explanation Part 1 (5 marks) Calculate total income for Federal tax purposes (line 15000) and net income (line 23600) for Amira and Owen in 2020. For each income/deduction type, indicate the line number on the T1 form. Add lines as required to the table below. Round to the nearest dollar. The following deductions are shown for Owen as a self-employed individual: Line Deduction 22200 Deduction for QPP contributions Deduction for PPIP premiums $ Amount 2,631 182 22300 Refer to the 2020 Federal Income Tax and Benefit Return for residents of Quebec at: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/tax-packages- years/general-income-tax-benefit-package/quebec/5005-r.html Amira Owen Income/Deduction And Calculation Income/Deduction And Calculation Line # $ Line # $ 15000 Total Income 15000 Total Income 22200 (2,631) Deduction for QPP contributions on self- employment earnings Deduction for PPIP premiums on self- employment earnings 22300 (182) 23600 Net Income 23600 Net Income Part 2 (2 marks 1 mark each) (i) For tax purposes, it is better for Owen's parents to gift money to Owen for Ellie's RESP and have him contribute the amount to her RESP as the (ii) subscriber. Why? In what year will Ellie receive the last of the Canada Education Savings Grant if Owen's parents continue to gift $2,500 every December and Owen continues to contribute the amount to Ellie's RESP right away? Please explain. Part Reason 2(i) Part 2 Year and explanation Part 3 (1 mark) How much can Amira contribute to her TFSA as of January 2021? Please explain. Refer to Table C at the end of the Case Study. Amira's TFSA room as of January 2021 Explanation