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September Budget Update 2009 – Income Taxes

For a brief description of the September 2009 budget update income tax changes, please see the September Budget Update 2009 – Tax Change Summary. For a summary explanation of all the September 2009 budget update tax changes, please see the 2009 Budget and Fiscal Plan Update.

 Corporation Income Tax

Tax Change

Sources

  • Small business limit increased
Webpage: Corporation Income Tax Business Limits
Webpage: Corporation Income Tax Rates
  • Basic Training Tax Credit for employers increased
Bulletin: CIT 013, Training Tax Credits for Employers
Webpage: Training Tax Credits

  Personal Income Tax

Tax Change

Sources

  • BC Mining Flow–Through Share Tax Credit program extended
Bulletin: PIT 001, BC Mining Flow-Through Share Tax Credit
Webpage: BC Mining Flow–Through Share Tax Credit
  • Basic personal, spousal and eligible dependant tax credits increased
Webpage: BC Non-Refundable Tax Credit Blocks



Budget 2009 – Income Taxes

For a list of February 2009 budget income tax changes, please see the Budget 2009 Tax Change Summary. For a summary explanation of all the February 2009 budget tax changes, please see the Budget and Fiscal Plan

For more information on each change, please see the documents and webpages linked below.

 Corporation Capital Tax

Tax Change

Sources

  • Net paid up capital tax base clarified
Webpage: About Corporation Capital Tax

 Income Tax

Tax Change

Sources

  • BC Mining Flow–Through Share Tax Credit program extended
Webpage: Tax Credits – BC Mining Flow–Through Share Tax Credit
  • General corporate income tax rate reduced
Webpage: Corporate Income Tax Rates
  • Dividend Tax Credit reduced
Webpage: Tax Credits – Dividend Tax Credit
  • Film and Television Tax Credit program broadened and extended
Bulletin: CIT 009
Webpage: Tax Credits – Film and Television Tax Credit
  • Production Services Tax Credit program extended
Bulletin: CIT 010
Webpage: Tax Credits – Production Services Tax Credit
  • Logging Tax Credit partial remission
Webpage: Tax Credits – Logging Tax Credit
Webpage: Logging Tax - How to File

 International Financial Activity

Tax Change

Sources

  • 90 day amalgamation notification rule relaxed
Webpage: International Financial Activity
  • List of prescribed patents expanded
Webpage: International Financial Activity
  • Meaning of non–resident person clarified
Webpage: International Financial Activity

 Historical Budget Bulletins

2008 ITB Budget Bulletin
2008 Budget Bulletin
2008 Budget Tax Change Summary
2007 Budget Bulletin
2006 Budget Bulletin
2005 Budget Bulletin
Quick Links: Consumer Taxes Income Taxes Property Taxes

 

 
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