Reference no: EM133151307
Question - Murray Smith, a computer programmer is a 57-year-old married man with two children. Murray's wife, Jane, is a homemaker and has never worked outside of the home. In April of 2021, Murray was laid off from his job at a software development company in Markham, Ontario, after being employed by the company for 20 years, starting January of 2001. Within a month, he had been offered a position at Computel, a company located in Waterloo, Ontario. The company provided him with a $3,000 moving allowance to relocate his family to Waterloo. Murray purchased a new residence in Waterloo in May of 2021. The family moved into the home on May 15, 2021. Murray incurred the following expenditures related to the move:
Gas (180 km per the odometer) $50
Rental of moving van $600
Land transfer tax on new residence $1,200
Legal fees related to purchase of new house $400
Murray had purchased the Markham home in 2018 for $320,000. He was finally able to sell it on August 1, 2021 for $490,000. Murray incurred the following expenditures related to the Markham home in 2021:
Legal fees related to sale $600
Real estate commission on sale $5,000
Insurance from January 1 to July 31 $40 per month
Property taxes from January 1 to July 31 $300 per month
Utilities from January 1 to July 31 $90 per month
Gardening from May 15 to July 31 $300
When Murray was laid off, he was paid severance of $70,000, all of which he transferred into his registered retirement savings plan (RRSP). Murray did not make any other RRSP contributions during the year.
Murray and his wife jointly own a property in St. Catharines where their eldest son, Jake, is currently attending University. The property cost $180,000 (land $100,000 and building $80,000) and was purchased in January of 2021. Jake is required to pay his parents $400 per month in rent, as are the other two students living in the property. The income and expenses incurred in relation to the property for the year were as follows:
Rental income $14,400
Heat $1,100
Hydro $900
Water $300
Repairs (including a new sunroom addition in October for $33,000) $35,000
Mortgage payments (includes $8,000 of interest) $11,600
Loan payments (includes $1,880 of interest) $3,440
Murray earned total employment income of $120,000 for 2021 ($40,000 in his old job and $80,000 in his new position). Last year, Murray's Division B income consisted of $150,000 of employment income, $31,000 of investment income, and $1,000 of net taxable capital gains. His unused RRSP deduction room as of December 31, 2020 was $28,000. He has a nil pension adjustment for 2020.
Murray's only other sources of income and expenses in 2021 consisted of:
Dividends on shares of Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway Limited $25,000
Interest accrued on an 8% $20,000 GIC acquired May 1, 2021, maturing April 30, 2026 $1,074
Interest paid from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 on a line of credit used to acquire the shares in CP Railway Limited. $3,000
Interest on mortgage for Waterloo home $15,000
Capital gain on the disposition of CP Railway Limited shares on June 1, 2021. The proceeds were used to help purchase the Waterloo home $10,000
Payments to day camp for Murray's 13-year-old daughter, Tersilla $2,500
As part of Murray's compensation package with Computel, he received stock options issued to him on May 15, 2021, when the share price was $10 per share. On June 15, 2021, Murray exercised options to obtain 400 shares at the option price of $8 per share when the share price was $12 per share. These shares provided him with a less than 1% interest in the company. Murray sold the shares on December 15, 2021 for $20 per share.
Required - Compute Murray's Division B income for 2021.
Show all calculations whether or not necessary to the final answer.
Provide a list of omitted items with a brief explanation as to why the amount was omitted.