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Party stance on GST
• CPC do not plan to hike GST• LPC in 2012 said hiking GST was an option, but since have back
pedaled to say hiking GST is not on the table• NDP has said nothing on hiking GST
CPP Hikes
• Harper will move CPP up by the cost of inflation (i.e. changing the threshold - http://www.tax-services.ca/cpp-ei-maximum-2015/• Mulcair has said he like to see benefits increased• Justin Trudeau supports enhancing CPP
Carbon Pricing/Tax
• Harper does not support a carbon tax/Price for carbon• Mulcair supports a carbon/price for Carbon• Justin Trudeau supports Carbon Pricing
Income Tax (Personal)
• Harper has provided family tax credit relief ($1200/per family) - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/taxation-policies (see slide 30)• Both Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair want to kill the family tax
credit.• Justin Trudeau would provide relief to the middle class -
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-plan-taxes-top-1-to-cut-taxes-boost-benefits-for-middle-class-1.3060323
Seniors
• Harper made changes to RRIF, GIS, Pension Splitting• Mulcair talks about reinstating OAS to 65 as well as GIS/CPP
enhancement• Trudeau talks about CPP enhancement and reinstating OAS to 65
Corporate Taxation
• Harper has said no to increasing Corporate Tax• Mulcair has been inconsistent with Corporate Tax • Justin Trudeau has said he would review corporate tax
How does income flow for a Corporation• Income from the Profit and Loss Statement flows• Corporate Taxation• Dividends• Retained Earnings
How does Corporate Tax planning work• Many corporations have shareholder’s target as such will look at ways
to move income around via various ITA or deductions within a country• R&D Credits• Shared Services• Interest / Dividend payouts• Other ways to managed the income tax rates
How does Corporate tax impact
• If government decide to increase corporate taxation then number of options may have with companies:• Increase their selling prices to ensure the Net Income after Tax to adjust for
the rate changes• Reduced operating costs, i.e. headcount, re-organization, etc• Moved income around between jurisdiction via transfer pricing • Each rate increase can add about 1% to price consumer may feel when buying
goods and services.
Summary
• Harper’s plan has put priority to the families as well as leverage existing programs that will support different income growth. Harper acknowledge the need to keep low taxation (No hikes to Corporate tax and/or introduction of Carbon Tax/Price)• Mulcair plan has said little on taxation other than he proposes hiking
CPP/Corporate Tax as well as introducing carbon tax. Mulcair’s plan likely will add 8% overall cost to household budget. • Justin Trudeau has focus on modest cut for middle class, but he has not
dealt with issues of either Corporate Taxation or Carbon Taxation. LPC may reduced taxation, but they could hike costs via other policies changes.