Question
Ms. Anny comes to you for advice in March 1 st , 2021. Last year, 2020 was a year of considerable change and turmoil for
Ms. Anny comes to you for advice in March 1st, 2021. Last year, 2020 was a year of considerable change and turmoil for her. Her job in Barrie , with ABC Ltd., evaporated on March 31, 2020, as a result of a reorganization of the company's business after a merger with a competitor. She found another job in Dundas (an improvement), but it required her to move there. Her divorce from her former husband became final during 2018. Ms. Haddie, who was already a single parent of a nine-year-old daughter, decided to adopt a five-year-old child locally on May 1st of 2020. By June 2020, after completing her move to her new job, the adoption was finalized. The court costs, legal cost, and administrative costs were $16,000.
Other information on receipts and benefits:
Salary earned in 2020 ($40,000 in Waterloo, $54,000 in Dundas) | $94,000 |
Profit from sale of cosmetics at home parties held in spare time | 4,850 |
Interest on Canada Savings Bonds | 1,725 |
Spousal support pursuant to divorce agreement ($600 per month for her support and $450 per month for the support of her daughter, age 9) | 12,600 |
Moving allowance | 4,500 |
Disbursements and withholdings:
Employment Insurance premium withheld | 856 |
Canada Pension Plan contributions withheld | 2,898 |
Union dues | 500 |
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Net rental loss (for tax purposes) on investment property | (4,800) |
Registered retirement savings plan contributions, made on February 14, 2021 (2019 earned income was $134,000) | 26,500 |
Registered education savings plan payments 2020 ($60 per month) | 720 |
Tuition fees for 4 months part-time at a local University | 1,910 |
Payment on cancellation of lease for Waterloo apartment | 575 |
Security deposit on apartment in Dundas | 475 |
Gasoline and direct car expenses incurred in move to Dundas (72 km) | 20 |
Trailer rental for move to Dundas (including one-way drop-off fee of $75) | 190 |
Cost of shipping remainder of household effects (including packing and unpacking fees of $1,500) | 2,600 |
Cost of hotel ($125) and meals ($55) in Hamilton while awaiting delivery and unpacking of household effects (one day) | 180 |
Payment to babysitter for care of both children after school (38 weeks @ $100 per week) and during school holidays (8 weeks @ $500 per week) | 7,800 |
Summer camp for children (4 weeks @ $300 per week) | $1,200 each |
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Required:
Calculate:
- the minimum income under Division B for Ms. Haddie in 2020;(20Marks)
- taxable income for 2020 and federal taxes payable for 2020. (15 Marks)
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