Only 2 things are sure in life – death and taxes.
Remind me again… What are the 3 statutory deductions?
Doh! What does income tax pay for again?
A form given to the Canadian government to show how much taxes a person needs to pay.
Income tax forms are paid every around February or March. They are due to the government by April 1 st. You can be given a fine or put in jail for not submitting your income taxes. Though, this is uncommon.
Ahhhhh yeah boy! Not so fast you might get money back or you might owe more money. Let’s use an example: Carlos paid $5,000 in income tax. His T1 tax form shows he owes $6,000. What do you think will happen?
This is the form used to do all the calculations. It looks like a giant math worksheet. It looks like this…
T4 slips For every job you have you get a T4 slip. This is slip of paper from your workplace showing how much money you were paid last year. Why last year?
Informaiton on a T4 The amount of income earned during that year. The amount of income tax, CPP, and EI paid that year. Other deductions (remember you know these…).
Questions?