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• Net federal tax (lines 405 to 428)
  • Recapture of investment tax credit
  • Federal logging tax credit
  • Line 405 - Federal foreign tax credit
  • Lines 409 and 410 - Federal political contribution tax credit
  • Line 412 - Investment tax credit
  • Lines 413 and 414 - Labour-sponsored funds tax credit
  • Line 415 - Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB) advance payments
  • Line 418 - Additional tax on RESP accumulated income payments
  • Line 421 - CPP contributions payable on self-employment and other earnings
  • Line 422 - Social benefits repayment
  • Line 424 - Federal tax on split income
  • Line 425 - Federal dividend tax credit
  • Line 426 - Overseas employment tax credit
  • Line 427 - Minimum tax carry-over
  • Line 428 - Provincial or territorial tax

Net federal tax (lines 405 to 428)

There are no lines on the return for the recapture of investment tax credit or for the federal logging tax credit. If these amounts apply, use them to calculate your net federal tax on Schedule 1. If the result of these adjustments is negative, and you do not have to pay minimum tax, enter "0" on line 50 of Schedule 1 or line 53 for residents of Quebec.

Recapture of investment tax credit

If you have to repay all or part of an investment tax credit you received previously for scientific research and experimental development, or for child care spaces, calculate on Form T2038(IND), Investment Tax Credit (Individuals), the amount you have to repay. Write "recapture of investment tax credit" and the amount below line 45 on Schedule 1 or line 48 for residents of Quebec. Add it to the amount on line 45 or line 48.

Federal logging tax credit

If you paid logging tax to a province for logging operations you performed in the province, you may be able to claim a logging tax credit. To calculate your credit, use whichever of the following two amounts is less for each province in which you had a logging operation:

• 66.6667% of the logging tax paid for the year to the province; or
• 6.6667% of your net logging income for the year in the province.

Your allowable credit is the total of the credits for the year for all provinces, up to 6.6667% of your taxable income (line 260) not including any amounts on lines 208, 209, 214, 215, 219, and 220. Write "federal logging tax credit" and the allowable amount below line 45 on Schedule 1 or line 48 for residents of Quebec. Subtract it from the total of the amount on line 45 or line 48 and the amount of any applicable recapture of investment tax credits.

Line 405 - Federal foreign tax credit

This credit is for foreign income or profits taxes you paid on income you received from outside Canada and reported on your Canadian tax return. Complete Form T2209, Federal Foreign Tax Credits, to calculate your credit and enter the amount from line 10 on line 405 of Schedule 1.

Note
You may have deducted an amount on line 256 for income that is not taxable in Canada under a tax treaty. In that case, do not include that income, or any tax withheld from it, in your foreign tax credit calculation.

Receipts - If you are filing a paper return, include your completed Form T2209 and documents, such as official receipts, that show the foreign taxes you paid. If you paid taxes to the U.S., attach your W-2 information slip, U.S. 1040 return, and any other supporting documents that apply. If you are filing electronically, keep all of your documents in case we ask to see them.

Lines 409 and 410 - Federal political contribution tax credit

Enter on line 409 the total you and your spouse or common-law partner contributed during 2008 to a registered federal political party or a candidate for election to the House of Commons.

The eligible amount is the amount by which the fair market value of your monetary contribution exceeds any advantage that you received or will receive for making it. Generally, an advantage includes the value of certain property, service, compensation, use, or any other benefit. This applies to any contribution made after December 20, 2002.

Complete the chart for line 410 on the Federal Worksheet in the forms book to calculate your credit. However, if your total political contributions are $1,275 or more, enter $650 on line 410.

Receipts - If you are filing a paper return, include your official receipts. You do not have to attach receipts for amounts shown in box 14 of your T5003 slips, box 105 of your T5013 or T5013A slips, or on financial statements showing an amount a partnership allocated to you. If you are filing electronically, keep all of your documents in case we ask to see them.

Line 412 - Investment tax credit

You may be eligible for this credit if any of the following apply. You:

• bought certain new buildings, machinery, or equipment and they were used in certain areas of Canada in qualifying activities such as farming, fishing, logging, manufacturing, or processing;
• have unclaimed credits from the purchase of qualified property after 1997;
• have an amount in box 41 of your T3 slip;
• have an amount in box 107 or 128 of your T5013 or T5013A slip;
• have an amount in box 128 of your T101 slip;
• have a partnership statement that allocates to you an amount that qualifies for this credit;
• have an investment in a mining operation that allocates certain exploration expenditures to you; or
• employ an eligible apprentice in your business.

You can claim an investment tax credit if you carry on a business and create one or more new child care spaces for children of your employees and other children. See Form T2038(IND), Investment Tax Credit (Individuals), for more information.

For investment tax credits earned in a year after 2005, the carry-forward period is 20 years.

Under proposed changes, the carry-forward period for investment tax credits earned after 1997 and before 2006, is now 20 years.

You can claim the investment tax credit on qualifying expenses if they were renounced under flow-through share agreements entered into before April 1, 2009.

The expenditure limit formula for scientific research and experimental development expenditures has changed. See Form T2038(IND), Investment Tax Credit (Individuals), for details.

How to claim

Attach to your paper return a completed copy of Form T2038(IND), Investment Tax Credit (Individuals). For more information on the investment tax credit, see the information sheet attached to Form T2038(IND).

The time to submit Form T2038(IND) for a qualifying expenditure is limited. To be able to claim a credit for such an expenditure, you have to send the form to us no later than 12 months after the due date of your return for the year the expenditure arises.

Tax Tip
You may be able to claim a refund of your unused investment tax credit (see line 454).

Lines 413 and 414 - Labour-sponsored funds tax credit

You may be able to claim a credit if you became the first registered holder to acquire or irrevocably subscribe to and pay for an approved share of the capital stock of a prescribed labour-sponsored venture capital corporation (LSVCC) from January 1, 2008, to March 1, 2009.

Under proposed changes , if you bought shares after 2003 of a provincial or territorial registered LSVCC (that is not a federally registered LSVCC), you can only claim the federal labour-sponsored funds tax credit in respect of those shares if a provincial or territorial income tax credit is also available to be claimed for them.

If you became the first registered holder of an approved share from January 1, 2008, to February 29, 2008, and did not claim the whole credit for it on your 2007 return, you can claim the unused part on your 2008 return. If you became the first registered holder of an approved share from January 1, 2009, to March 1, 2009, you can claim any part of the credit for that share on your return for 2008 and the unused part on your return for 2009.

Enter your net cost on line 413. Net cost is the amount you paid for your shares, minus any government assistance (other than federal or provincial tax credits) on the shares. Enter the amount of the credit on line 414. The allowable credit cannot be more than 15% of the net cost, to a maximum of $750.

Note
If the first registered holder of the share is an RRSP for spouse or common-law partner, either the RRSP contributor or the annuitant may claim this credit for that share.

Receipts - If you are filing a paper return, include your T5006 slip, Statement of Registered Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporation Class A Shares, or official provincial or territorial slips. If you are filing electronically, keep them in case we ask to see them.

Tax Tip
Your province or territory may offer a similar tax credit. For details, see the provincial or territorial forms in the forms book, unless you were a resident of Quebec on December 31, 2008. In that case, see the guide for your provincial income tax return for Quebec.

Line 415 - Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB) advance payments

If you received WITB advance payments in 2008, enter the amount from box 10 of your RC210 slip. For more information, see Pamphlet RC4227, Working Income Tax Benefit.

Note
If you can claim the WITB for 2008, be sure to complete Schedule 6 to calculate the amount you may be entitled to.

Line 418 - Additional tax on RESP accumulated income payments

You may have received an accumulated income payment from a registered education savings plan (RESP) in 2008. If so, you may have to pay an additional tax on all or part of the amount in box 40 of your T4A slip. Enter the amount from line 10, 13, or 16 (whichever applies) on Form T1172, Additional Tax on Accumulated Income Payments from RESPs. For more details, see Guide RC4092, Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs).

Line 421 - CPP contributions payable on self-employment and other earnings

See details at Line 421.

Line 422 - Social benefits repayment

See details at Line 422.

Line 424 - Federal tax on split income

Certain income of a child who was born in 1991 or later is treated differently (see "Split income of a child under 18"). If this tax applies, calculate it on Form T1206, Tax on Split Income, and enter the amount from line 5 on line 424 on Schedule 1.

Line 425 - Federal dividend tax credit

If you reported dividends on line 120, enter on line 425 of Schedule 1 the total of the dividend tax credits from taxable Canadian corporations shown on your information slips.

If you received eligible dividends, the federal dividend tax credit is 18.9655% of your taxable amount of eligible dividends included on line 120.

If you received dividends (other than eligible), the federal dividend tax credit is 13.3333% of your taxable amount of dividends reported on line 180.

For explanations on eligible and other than eligible dividends, see line 120.

Note
Foreign dividends do not qualify for this credit.

Line 426 - Overseas employment tax credit

You may be able to claim this credit if both of the following apply for 2008:

• You were a resident or deemed resident (as defined under E in section "Which tax and benefit package should you use?") of Canada at any time in the year.
• You have employment income from certain kinds of work you did in another country.

To make your claim, use Form T626, Overseas Employment Tax Credit, and mail it with your tax return to the:

International Tax Services Office
2204 Walkley Road
Ottawa, ON K1A 1A8

For details, see Interpretation Bulletin IT-497, Overseas Employment Tax Credit, and Form T626.

Line 427 - Minimum tax carryover

If you paid minimum tax on any of your 2001 to 2007 returns but you do not have to pay minimum tax for 2008, you may be able to claim credits against your taxes for 2008 for all or part of the minimum tax you paid in those years.

To calculate your claim, complete the parts of Form T691, Alternative Minimum Tax, that apply. Attach the form to your paper return.

Line 428 - Provincial or territorial tax

See details at Line 428.

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