Completing your tax return
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Completing your tax return
Claim, in dollars and cents, at line 308 of Schedule 1, Federal Tax, the total of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) contributions shown in boxes 16 and 17 of your T4, Statement of Remuneration Paid slips.
If you were a resident of a province other than Quebec on December 31, 2016, and contributed only to the CPP, do not claim more than $2,544.30 on line 308. If you contributed more, claim the overpayment on line 448 of your return. We will refund this overpayment to you or use it to reduce your balance owing.
If you were a resident of Quebec on December 31, 2016, and contributed only to the QPP, do not claim more than $2,737.05 on line 308. If you contributed more, claim the overpayment on your provincial income tax return for Quebec.
If you contributed to the QPP in 2016, but resided outside Quebec on December 31, 2016, or if you contributed to the CPP in 2016, but resided in Quebec on December 31, 2016, complete Form RC381, Inter-Provincial Calculation for CPP and QPP Contributions and Overpayments for 2016 to calculate your claim at line 308 and your overpayment, if any. Attach to your paper return Form RC381 and the Relevé 1, Revenus d'emploi et revenus divers.
Remember to claim the corresponding provincial or territorial non-refundable tax credit on line 5824 of your provincial or territorial Form 428.
Registered Indian or person entitled to be registered under the Indian Act
If you are a registered Indian or person entitled to be registered under the Indian Act, your income is not taxable but your T4 slip shows CPP contributions, you must report your contributions at line 308 of your Schedule 1. Do not forget to claim the corresponding provincial or territorial non-refundable tax credit on line 5824 of your provincial or territorial Form 428. If you lived in Quebec on December 31, 2016, you must claim this amount on your provincial tax return for Quebec.
Note
Income from employment or self-employment (a business) that is exempt from tax under section 87 of the Indian Act is also exempt from CPP contributions. However, an employer can elect to participate in the CPP. For more information, go to Form CPT124, Application for Coverage of Employment of an Indian in Canada under the Canada Pension Plan whose income is exempt under the Income Tax Act.
Forms and publications
- General Income Tax and Benefit Package - Guide, Returns, Schedules
- T4, Statement of Remuneration Paid
- Relevé 1, Revenus d'emploi et revenus divers
- Form RC269, Employee Contributions to a Foreign Pension Plan or Social Security Arrangement for 2016 - Non-United States Plans or Arrangements
- Form RC381, Inter-Provincial Calculation for CPP and QPP Contributions and Overpayments for 2016
- Aboriginal Peoples
- Date modified:
- 2017-01-03