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Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) is the means by which Canadian businesses may claim depreciation expense for calculating taxable income under the Income Tax Act (Canada). Similar allowances are in effect for calculating taxable income for provincial purposes.
Corporations may deduct the cost of capital following capital cost allowance regulations. The Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted the Capital Cost Allowance in a fairly broad manner, allowing deductions on property which was owned for a very brief period of time, [33] and property which is leased back to the vendor from which it originated ...
Capital allowances is the practice of allowing tax payers to get tax relief on capital expenditure by allowing it to be deducted against their annual taxable income. . Generally, expenditure qualifying for capital allowances will be incurred on specified capital assets, with the deduction available normally spread over ma
The tax applies to new cars and aircraft with a retail sales price over $100,000 and to vessels over $250,000. It will be calculated at the lesser of 20% of the value above a set threshold ($100,000 for cars and personal aircraft, and $250,000 for vessels) and 10% of the full value of the item subjected to tax.
The HST includes the provincial portion of the sales tax but is administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and is applied under the same legislation as the GST. The HST is in effect in Ontario , New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island .
income from certain international organizations of which Canada is a member, such as the United Nations and its agencies; war disability pensions; RCMP pensions or compensation paid in respect of injury, disability, or death; [Note 1] income of First Nations, if situated on a reserve; capital gain on the sale of a taxpayer's principal residence;
An allowance (as a capital allowance or depreciation deduction) is nearly always allowed for recovery of costs of assets used in the activity. Rules on capital allowances vary widely, and often permit recovery of costs more quickly than ratably over the life of the asset.
According to BC government's projection, [12] gross BC HST revenue for 2011/12 would have been $6.92 billion. After various rebates, the net BC HST revenue would have been $5.38 billion, which is $410 million more than the would-be BC PST revenue ($4.97 billion) if there were no reform.