Table Of Personal Income Tax Rates

2008

Marginal Tax Rates Expressed in Percentages

Tax Bracket        Regular Income Capital Gains  Regular Dividends Eligible Dividends

            0 -   $9,189

0

0

0

0

    $9,190 -   $9,600

5.35

 2.68

*

*

    $9,601 - $35,016

20.35

10.18

2.40

(15.40)

  $35,017 - $37,885

23.15

11.58

5.90

 (11.34)

  $37,886 - $70,033

30.15

15.08

14.65

(1.19)

  $70,034 - $75,769

32.50

16.25

17.59

2.22

  $75,770 - $80,406

36.50

18.25

22.59

8.02

  $80,407 - $97,636

38.29

19.15

24.82

10.61

  $97,637 - $123,184

40.70

20.35

27.84

14.12

        $123,185 +

43.70

21.85

31.59

18.47

* Nominal tax change

  • A taxpayer with no other income may receive dividends up to $37,776 tax free.

  • Tax rates exclude deductions for CPP and EI.

  • Tax rates apply to British Columbia residents.

  • Maximum CPP for employees - $2,049.30 ($44,900 maximum less $3,500 @ 4.95%).

  • Maximum EI for employees - $711.03 ($41,100 maximum insurable @ 1.73%)

Table Of Corporate Income Tax Rates 

2008

Table of Corporate Income Tax Rates

       Date Federal Small Business Limit B.C. Small Business Limit Up to Federal Small Business Limit   Above B.C. Small Business Limit Investment Income Investment Income After RDTOH
Jan. 31 $400,000 $400,000 17.44   33.90 47.57 20.92
Feb. 28 $400,000 $400,000 17.27   33.19 47.36 20.69
Mar. 31 $400,000 $400,000 17.09   33.47 47.14 20.47
Apr. 30 $400,000 $400,000 16.92   33.25 46.92 20.25
May 31 $400,000 $400,000 16.74   33.03 46.70 20.03
June 30 $400,000 $400,000 16.57   32.82 46.49 19.82
July  31 $400,000 $400,000 16.39   32.60 46.27 19.60

Aug. 31

$400,000 $400,000 16.21   32.37 46.04 19.37
Sep.30 $400,000 $400,000 16.03   32.16 45.83 19.16
Oct. 31 $400,000 $400,000 15.85   31.94 45.61 18.94
Nov. 30 $400,000 $400,000 15.68   31.72 45.39 18.72
Dec. 31 $400,000 $400,000 15.50   31.50 45.11 18.50
  • Investment income after RDTOH assumes full recovery of refundable tax through payment of dividends. This frequently does not work in practice as the company will have insufficient cash to pay sufficient dividends to recover all the RDTOH.

 

The information on these schedules should not be considered professional advice.

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