(Personal Tax Credits- 6 Cases)

In each of the following independent Cases, determine the maximum amount of 2019 personal tax credits, including transfers from a spouse or dependant, that can applied against federal tax payable by the taxpayer.

A Calculation of tax payable is not required, only the applicable credits.

1.Ms. Jones is married and has net income for tax purposes of $ 123,000, none of which is employment income or income from self-employment. Her husband is currently unemployed but has interest income from investments of $ 3,750. Her 20-year-old dependent son attends university and lives at home. Her son has net income for tax purposes of $ 4,800 and does not agree to transfer his tuition credit to her.

2.Ms. Martin is 66 years old and has net income for tax purposes of $ 28,750. This total is made up of OAS of $ 7,400, plus pension income of $ 21,350 from a former employer. Her husband is 51 years old and blind. He has no income of his own. Ignore the possibility that Ms. Martin would split her pension income with her husband.

3.Mr. Sharp has net income for tax purposes of $ 72,350, none of which is employment income or income from self-employment. He lives with his common- law partner and her three children from a previous relationship. The children are aged 13, 15 and 20. The 20-year child is dependent because of a physical disability. However, the disability is not sufficiently severe to qualify for the disability tax credit. Neither the common-law partner nor any of the children have any source of income.

4.Mr. Barton was divorced two years ago and maintains a residence separate from his former spouse. He has custody of the three children of the marriage, aged 8, 9 and 10 and receives $2,500 per month in child support payments. Mr. Barton has net income for tax purposes of $ 62,300 none of which is employment income or income from self-employment. None of the children have any income of their own.