Provincial and Territorial Foreign Tax Credits
no fixed amount
Tax Credit
Description:
The provincial or territorial foreign tax credit is available to corporations and can be claimed for taxes it paid to another country on foreign non-business income. This credit reduces the provincial tax otherwise payable.
Comments on Funding:
Rolling deadline
Eligibility:
The applicant must:
1. be a corporation,
2. be resident in Canada throughout the tax year,
3. have a permanent establishment in the province or territory at any time in the tax year,
4. have a foreign investment income for the tax year,
5. have the foreign non-business income tax paid exceeding the federal foreign non-business income tax credit deductible for the year.
This tax cannot be claimed for the provinces of Quebec and Alberta on the federal return, because these provinces collect their own income taxes.
Application Steps:
Applicants must complete complete Schedule 21, Federal and Provincial or Territorial Foreign Income Tax Credits and Federal Logging Tax Credit.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Schedule 21, Federal and Provincial or Territorial Foreign Income Tax Credits and Federal Logging Tax Credit
2. Schedule 5, Tax Calculation Supplementary – Corporations
Other Things to Note:
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