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PROJECT

Before beginning work on the project, refer to the Project Formatting document for instructions on formatting and submitting the required work.

There are two projects for you to complete during this course. Project 1 covers material from Weeks 1 to 3 and is due at the end of Week 3. Project 2 covers material up to Week 5 and is due at the end of Week 5.

It is recommended that you read the case details for Project 2 in conjunction with the Student Notes to get familiar with the requirements. The case details below include a number of income and expense items. As you read the Student Notes, make note of relevant sections that pertain to the specific events or transactions in the case.

QUESTION 1

It is late March 2020. You have just met with your client Arham about his taxes. Arham has several tax issues for the 2019 taxation year that he needs your help with.

1. Arham had two employers during 2019.

 

	Employer 1	Employer 2
Employment income	$59,281	$65,000
CPP deducted	2,749	2,749
EI deducted	860	860
Income tax deducted	12,000	12,500

2. Arham had the following additional sources of income:
• non-eligible dividend - $5,000
• capital gain on sale of shares in a public company - $5,500
3. Arham is a single parent to his daughter Zarish, who is 16. Arham's mother, Zahara, is 67 years old. She lives with Arham and Zarish and is physically infirm as well as financially dependent on Arham. Her only income is $7,200 per year from Old Age Security.

4. The family incurred the following medical expenses during the year, all of which were paid for by Arham. There are no receipts from the prior period.

 

Prescription glasses for Arham	$ 550
Hair implants for Arham	1,200
Various prescription drugs for Zarish	200
Hearing aids for Zahara	4,000

5. From 2017, Arham has a net capital loss carryover of $4,000 and a non-capital loss carryover of $15,000.

6. Arham owned 5,000 shares in Applesoft Computers Inc., a public company, with an adjusted cost base of $200,000. In order to save tax on the annual eligible dividend, he transferred these shares to Zarish as a gift when they were worth $250,000, on December 20, 2018. Zarish received a $15,000 dividend from the shares on December 15, 2019. On December 30, 2019, Zarish sold the shares for proceeds of
$260,000 and invested the funds in a guaranteed investment certificate earning interest at 2.5%.

7. Arham made a $3,000 donation to a registered charity in 2019.

Required:

a) Calculate net income for tax purposes and taxable income for Arham for 2019.

b) Note any loss carryover amounts that Arham may be able to use in years prior to 2019 or in future years, along with any restrictions on the use of the loss and the year of expiry, if any.

c) Determine the 2019 net income for tax purposes and taxable income for Zarish. Briefly discuss the tax consequences regarding the Applesoft shares for Arham and Zarish in both 2018 and 2019.

d) Determine the 2019 federal Part I tax payable for Arham, taking advantage of all tax credits or reductions. Explain any amounts that are excluded from the calculation. Show full calculations including amounts where the result is nil. Calculate any refund or tax owing that would occur for Arham. Ignore provincial taxes.

Note: Round all amounts to the nearest dollar and ignore GST and provincial taxes. Show the full detail of all steps in your calculations, even if the result is zero.

QUESTION 2

Rehan Inc. is a CCPC. The accountant has correctly determined net income for tax purposes to be $652,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The following additional information is available:

 

Non-capital loss carryforward	$40,000
Eligible portfolio dividends	25,000
Interest income (Canadian) on long-term investments	10,000
Accounting gain on disposal of assets	65,000
Taxable capital gain on disposal of assets	-
Non-eligible refundable dividend tax on hand (NERDTOH) balance, end of preceding year	2,500

Eligible refundable dividend tax on hand (ERDTOH) balance,

end of preceding year Prior-year dividend refund from non-eligible dividend payment	- 2,000
Dividend from wholly owned subsidiary	50,000
Dividend refund received by the wholly owned subsidiary from its NERDTOH account	4,000
Share of annual business limit ued by wholly owned subsidiary	200,000
Non-eligible dividend paid to shareholders during year	60,000

Required:

For the 2019 taxation year:
a) Determine the taxable income for Rehan.
b) Determine the active business income for Rehan.
c) Determine the aggregate investment income for Rehan.
d) Determine the adjusted aggregate investment income for Rehan. Will this have any effect on the small business deduction calculation in 2020?
e) Calculate Part I federal tax payable for Rehan.
f) Calculate Part IV tax payable for Rehan.
g) Calculate the refundable portion of Part I tax, the balance in NERDTOH, the balance in ERDTOH, and the eligible, non-eligible, and total dividend refund for Rehan.
h) Summarize the total taxes payable by Rehan.