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Personal Tax   ->   Non-refundable personal tax credits   -> 2005 base amounts

2005 Non-Refundable Tax Credits - Base Amounts

Tax Credit Type

Federal
15%
(1)

NL
10.57%
PE
9.8%
NS
8.79%
NB
9.68%

ON
6.05%

MB
10.9%
SK
11%
AB
10%

BC
6.05%

YT
7.04%

NT
5.9%

NU
4%

Basic personal amount (1) $8,648 $7,410 $7,412 $7,231 $7,888 $8,196 $7,634 $8,404 $14,523 $8,676 $8,148 $11,609 $10,674
Spousal/equivalent-to-spouse amount (1) 7,344 6,055 6,294 6,140 6,698 6,960 6,482 8,404 14,523 7,429 6,919 11,609 10,674
       -reduced when spousal/dependent income exceeds (1) 734 606 629 614 670 696 649 840 0 743 692 0 0
       -eliminated when spousal/dependent income exceeds (1) 8,078 6,661 6,923 6,754 7,368 7,656 7,131 9,244 14,523 8,172 7,611 11,609 10,674
Age amount (65+ years of age) 3,979 3,482 3,619 3,531 3,851 4,002 3,728 3,979 4,074 3,891 3,979 5,678 8,005
       -reduced when income exceeds 29,619 25,921 26,941 26,284 28,672 29,793 27,749 29,619 30,331 28,962 29,619 29,619 29,619
       -eliminated when income exceeds 56,146 49,134 51,068 49,824 54,345 56,473 52,602 56,146 57,491 54,902 56,146 67,472 82,986
Senior supplementary amount (65+) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,051 0 0 0 0 0
Disability amount 6,596 5,000 5,400 4,293 6,386 6,622 6,180 6,596 6,755 6,507 6,596 9,414 10,674
Disability amount supplement for taxpayers under 18 3,848 2,353 3,015 2,941 3,725 3,863 3,605 3,848 3,941 3,796 3,848 3,848 3,848
        -reduced when total child care and attendant care expenses claimed for this taxpayer by anyone exceed 2,254 2,000 2,050 2,000 2,181 2,263 2,112 2,254 2,308 2,204 2,254 2,254 2,254
        -eliminated when above expenses exceed 6,102 4,353 5,065 4,941 5,906 6,126 5,717 6,102 6,249 6,000 6,102 6,102 6,102
Caregiver amount for in-home care of parent or grandparent 65+ years of age, or of infirm adult relative 3,848 2,353 2,446 4,176 3,725 3,863 3,605 3,848 3,940 3,796 3,848 3,848 3,848
       -reduced when relative's income exceeds 13,141 11,500 11,953 11,661 12,722 13,218 12,312 13,141 13,457 12,849 13,141 13,141 13,141
       -eliminated when relative's income exceeds 16,989 13,853 14,399 15,837 16,447 17,081 15,917 16,989 17,397 16,645 16,989 16,989 16,989
Infirm dependant amount (18+) 3,848 2,353 2,446 2,386 3,726 3,863 3,605 3,848 3,940 3,797 3,848 3,848 3,848
       -reduced when dependant income exceeds 5,460 5,057 4,966 4,845 5,285 5,492 5,115 5,460 5,591 6,047 5,460 5,460 5,460
       -eliminated when dependant income exceeds 9,308 7,410 7,412 7,231 9,011 9,355 8,720 9,308 9,531 9,844 9,308 9,308 9,308
Child amount for dependent children under 18 (each) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,626 0 0 0 0 0
Pension income amount 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,133 1,000 1,000 1,126 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Medical expenses tax credit is for expenses in excess of the lesser of 3% of net income or 1,844 1,614 1,678 1,637 1,785 1,856 1,728 1,844 1,889 1,804 1,844 1,844 1,844
Maximum medical expenses for other eligible dependents 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 5,000
Tax credit for medical for other dependents is for expenses in excess of the lesser of 3% of net income or 1,885 1,614 1,678 1,637 1,824 1,897 1,728 1,885 1,925 1,842 1,885 1,885 1,885
Eligible adoption expenses - maximum per child 10,000 10,000 0 0 0 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 0 0
Indexing factor for 2005 1.017 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.017 1.019 1.000 1.017 1.013 1.018 1.017 1.017 1.017
 

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NL PE NS NB

ON

MB SK AB

BC

YT

NT

NU

(1) Federal amounts after changes announced November 2005.

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