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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA; French: Agence du revenu du Canada; ARC) is the revenue service of the Canadian federal government, and most provincial and territorial governments. The CRA collects taxes , administers tax law and policy , and delivers benefit programs and tax credits. [ 4 ]
7: British Columbia, Yukon, and new business numbers. 8: Used exclusively for the BN (Business Number) assigned to business owners and corporations. Due to the limited number of BNs available, new BNs can start with a 7. 9: Temporary resident [5] 0: CRA-assigned individual tax numbers, temporary tax numbers or adoption tax numbers
To gain charity status, organizations must first register with the federal Canadian Revenue Agency under the Income Tax Act. [5] To be eligible for charitable tax status, charities need to provide a public benefit, such as poverty relief or education, [6] and they are limited in their business and political activities, including making profit or engaging in partisan behavior. [7]
The SBD is based on "small business limits" which is currently $500,000. Previously, a "CCPC using the SBD [could] claim the small business tax rate on up to $500,000 of its active business income carried on in Canada", which represented a sizable tax reduction. [10] For almost all provinces and territories, the small-business limit is $500,000.
The GST, which is administered by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), replaced a previous hidden 13.5% manufacturers' sales tax (MST). Introduced at an original rate of 7%, the GST rate has been lowered twice and currently sits at rate of 5%, since January 1, 2008. The GST raised 11.7% of total federal government revenue in 2017–2018. [2]
A charitable organization in Canada is regulated under the Canadian Income Tax Act through the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). There are more than 85,600 registered charities in Canada. [1] The charitable sector employs over 2 million people and accounts for about 7% of the GDP of Canada.
A form T183, Information Return for Electronic Filing of an Individual's Income Tax and Benefit Return, needs to be signed by the client. Software meeting CRA certification standards, such as Intuit's Profile [1] or Microsophic Inc.'s Visual Tax.
The T1 General or T1 (entitled Income Tax and Benefit Return) is the form used in Canada by individuals to file their personal income tax return.Individuals with tax payable [1] during a calendar year must use the T1 to file their total income from all sources, including employment and self-employment income, interest, dividends, and capital gains, rental income, and so on.