Ontario Trillium Benefit

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Wed, Jun 6th, 2012, 01:50 PM
tjthemanto

Ontario Trillium Benefit

EDIT : The OTB payments are now showing up under My Account on CRA
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This is the new tax credit starting from July -2012 and its combining the previous 3 rebates like the OSTC, OEPTC and NOEC.

http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/credit/otb/index.html

Can any of you guys see how much you are going to get when you log into your My Account on the CRA website.

I am supposed to get this monthly rebate , but when I log into My Account and under OTB it shows me nothing..is it the same for others , or can they actually see an amount and deposit dates when they go into My Account on the CRA website and click on the OTB link.

Important Information:

The Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB) is the combining of the payment issuance for three existing programs: the Ontario energy and property tax credit (OEPTC), the Northern Ontario energy credit (NOEC) and the Ontario sales tax credit (OSTC).

The OTB payments will be issued on the 10th of each month, starting on July 10, 2012. Therefore, if you are expecting an OSTC or an OEPTC/NOEC payment, it will show as an OTB payment.
Wed, Jun 6th, 2012, 03:56 PM
i_forget

I found this link. If it does not work, I went to the CRA website, went to the page for family and children benefits where all of the calculators are located and there was a link on it from that.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/icbc/s...SimnController

or try this link, click on OTB on the right

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/clcltr/menu-eng.html
Wed, Jun 6th, 2012, 06:01 PM
tjthemanto

Quote:

Originally Posted by i_forget

I found this link. If it does not work, I went to the CRA website, went to the page for family and children benefits where all of the calculators are located and there was a link on it from that.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/icbc/s...SimnController

or try this link, click on OTB on the right

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/clcltr/menu-eng.html

I did the calculation from the link below.

http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/taxcredi...rQuestions.asp

The only problem is that when I log into My Account in the CRA , it doesn't show me anything under OTB, but all the other credits like GST etc clearly show how much I am getting and the deposit dates for the next year or so, under My Account on the CRA.

But when I Click on the OTB link in My Account no dates or installments show up, whiche is weird.
Wed, Jun 6th, 2012, 06:55 PM
i_forget

Oh I get you....I am having a slow week....sorry.

Mine did not show anything either, but when I looked into my CCTB for July it did not show anything either. I would assume that the information is not processed yet...
Wed, Jun 6th, 2012, 08:16 PM
tjthemanto

Quote:

Originally Posted by i_forget

Oh I get you....I am having a slow week....sorry.

Mine did not show anything either, but when I looked into my CCTB for July it did not show anything either. I would assume that the information is not processed yet...

OK ..Thanks , looks like CRA will update it later on , under My Account :)

The OTB payments are supposed to be 12 payments ..one each month on July 10 th , Aug 10 th , Sep 10th etc ..so I guess we will just wait and see :)
Sat, Jun 9th, 2012, 08:01 AM
r1chard

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjthemanto

OK ..Thanks , looks like CRA will update it later on , under My Account :)

The OTB payments are supposed to be 12 payments ..one each month on July 10 th , Aug 10 th , Sep 10th etc ..so I guess we will just wait and see :)

My CRA account already reflects my GST/HST tax credits and the first one is scheduled next month July.
But nothing yet on OTB. I used to get refunds from rent.
Sat, Jun 9th, 2012, 11:55 AM
tjthemanto

Quote:

Originally Posted by r1chard

My CRA account already reflects my GST/HST tax credits and the first one is scheduled next month July.
But nothing yet on OTB. I used to get refunds from rent.

I think they haven't updated the OTB payments yet .

They will be on the 10 th of each and every month i.e 12 payments each year.

The GST/ HST payments will remain the same i.e qtrly i.e 4 payments each year.

If you used to get refunds from rent then you should get the monthly OTB payments , provided you filed a tax return and applied for this credit.
Sun, Jun 10th, 2012, 08:49 AM
gameprogirl

Everyone's accounts will have it listed on July 1st. Hopefully mine makes up for the missing tax refund because that was very depressing this year.
Sun, Jun 10th, 2012, 07:39 PM
tjthemanto

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Mon, Jun 11th, 2012, 09:52 AM
r1chard

Quote:

Originally Posted by gameprogirl

Everyone's accounts will have it listed on July 1st. Hopefully mine makes up for the missing tax refund because that was very depressing this year.

Thanks for the info. I've been checking my cra account almost every day, now I can relax and wait for July first.
Mon, Jun 11th, 2012, 01:31 PM
tjthemanto

Quote:

Originally Posted by gameprogirl

Everyone's accounts will have it listed on July 1st. Hopefully mine makes up for the missing tax refund because that was very depressing this year.

It might be more than what you were getting previously. The only difference is that its going to be spread out over 12 monthly payments as opposed to one single lump sum payment. I guess the gov. Gets to eat your interest in the mean time :(

Anyways you see your monthly OTB payments below , just enter your info at the link below.

http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/taxcredi...rQuestions.asp

The OTB payments are now showing up under My Account on CRA :)

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Fri, Jun 15th, 2012, 03:33 PM
gameprogirl

Yay!
Fri, Jun 15th, 2012, 05:40 PM
Giseledta

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjthemanto

They will be on the 10 th of each and every month i.e 12 payments each year.

The GST/ HST payments will remain the same i.e qtrly i.e 4 payments each year.

If you used to get refunds from rent then you should get the monthly OTB payments , provided you filed a tax return and applied for this credit.

besides CTC are theier any other payments for anyting else..........
Fri, Jun 15th, 2012, 08:38 PM
jessep13

ooh this will be nice! i wont be getting julys payment just finishing off paying some backpay owed , but i will be getting augusts!
Sat, Jun 16th, 2012, 02:32 AM
r1chard

mine too. got a lame 22.75/month
Sat, Jun 16th, 2012, 10:47 AM
i_forget

Has anyone figured out if this new benefit is working out to be less than what everyone was getting when they were separate? I have not had to time to figure it out yet but just looking at it, I am thinking it is less....
Sat, Jun 16th, 2012, 11:21 AM
gameprogirl

I'm getting a decent amount. Now what credits have they combined into this? Is this just for rent and the taxes we were supposed to get back?
Mon, Jun 18th, 2012, 09:02 PM
jessep13

mines less now too.... cuz its otc and the rent combined right?? so i should be getting alot more but im getting 45$
Mon, Jun 18th, 2012, 09:19 PM
gameprogirl

is it the otc too? :rant: Then it's a lot less........wth? That is so not cool, plus they get the interest! Those sneaky b@****ds!! :(
Thu, Jun 21st, 2012, 03:05 PM
jessep13

yep its the otc..... explains it all here:
http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/credit/otb/index.html
Fri, Jun 22nd, 2012, 10:33 PM
theweaves_dad

I just looked up for my son Chris and apparantly he is not getting ANY GST despite an income of less then $7000.00 last year! He is so cheesed off right now. His return was done by his bankruptcy trustee and obviously something is not right here. According to the calculator, he should get payments of $65 per quarter. Oh and he doesn't even get any of the OTB either!

He says he will look into Monday. Now gotta check my account!