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OSTC payment tomorrow :)
Final OSTTB ( third instalment ) coming next month in June -2011 .
$ 100 / $ 335
http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/credit/sttb/index.html
Ditto on the direct deposit-as I had my CRA DD setup well before the OSTTC existed, the tax credit has been sent through the bank account. Handy when we might have a postal services interruption next week.
oh payment next month
On Friday we got our last installment of the OSTTB .
Its tomorrow June 6 :cheesygrin: ..ofcourse this is just an average of all the Canadians ..so your tax freedom day might be sooner or later depending on your income & spending :biggrin:
Albertans & PEI guys are surely lucky . Alberta mostly bcoz of no PST ( or HST ) ..they only have GST ..hence their tax free day comes so much sooner .
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2.../18233926.html
Tax Freedom Day falls on June 6
By Sharon Singleton, QMI Agency
It will take Canadians two days longer this year to be free of federal and provincial tax burdens and to start working for themselves, the Fraser Institute said.
Annual Tax Freedom Day falls on June 6 this year, the day Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will retable the federal budget in Parliament.
Tax Freedom Day is a measure to show the impact of taxes on Canadian families. If Canadians had to pay all taxes up front they would have to hand over every penny they earned to the government up to that date.
The Fraser Institute warns that Tax Freedom Day would fall 16 days later if governments paid for their current level of spending by raising taxes, rather than running up deficits.
"Today's deficits must one day be paid for by taxes. The longer the government delays balancing its books, the more likely it is that Tax Freedom Day will fall later in the year," said Niels Veldhuis, Fraser Institute senior economist and co-author of the report.
Tax Freedom Day is later this year mainly because of the improving economy. As Canadians earn more they tend to move into higher tax brackets, thus owing more to the government, according to the think-tank.
In 2011, the average family will earn $93,831 and pay $39,960 in taxes. That means the tax bill represents about 42.6% of annual income.
Over the past year, income taxes increased the most, rising by $550, while sales taxes jumped by $335.
"Canadians are taxed by federal, provincial, and local governments in ways that are both obvious, such as income tax, and ways that are hidden, such as alcohol, amusement, and gasoline taxes," Veldhuis said.
"It's virtually impossible for the ordinary citizen to know exactly how much tax they are paying. Tax Freedom Day gives Canadians a true picture of their total tax burden and thereby allows Canadians to consider whether they get value for their tax dollars."
Across the country, Alberta earns the earliest Tax Freedom Day on May 19, followed by Prince Edward Island on May 27.
Newfoundland and Labrador citizens are the latest to be free of the tax burden, with the cutoff on June 19, while Quebec had the biggest extension, with tax freedom coming four days later than last year.
2 days left for the June - 10 final OSTTB payment .. $ 335 or $ 100 for families & singles respectively :)
OK, I just checked my bank account expecting to see that money in there but it's not :( WTH??????? I've been waiting for that all week :(
Never mind, apparently I didn't file my income tax in time :( Crap.
I got my last one today..being my daughter turned 18 on May 14th though it was only 100.00 .. :(
I am confused as on their website, it says in order to qualify for the final payment, you must file your 2010 taxes by April 30, 2012. Does that mean that we'll get the payment at a later date after we've filed our taxes (as long as it's by April 30, 2012)?
I checked last night at 12:30am and it wasn't in. I just checked my account now at 9:25am and it's in!! :)
received!:)
Got mine this morning around 7 am. I was wondering if I would because the CRA site said your return had to be assessed by May 9 to get the last payment, my return was assessed May 16, even though they had it for a few weeks. No worries, I got it though!
Vibrantflame, the 3 payments are based on 2010 income tax returns and whether taxpayers met criteria for the credit. So yes, if anyone has not completed their 2010 taxes, s/he will not know whether s/he was eligible or not for the 3 transition payments. The 2012 date is a final deadline for issuing those credit payments for anyone who has not yet filed their 2010 returns.
I didn't know I got this, until I looked in my account this morning and had $100 extra. :excited:
ok I am already thinking next month IF we are in ON does that mean we get GST adn OEPTC next month thanks!
How do we know if we qualify for OEPTC?