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Income Tax Act

Version of section 118.8 from 2014-06-19 to 2016-12-31:
 


Marginal note:Transfer of unused credits to spouse or common-law partner

118.8 For the purpose of computing the tax payable under this Part for a taxation year by an individual who, at any time in the year, is a married person or a person who is in a common-law partnership (other than an individual who, by reason of a breakdown of their marriage or common-law partnership, is living separate and apart from the individual’s spouse or common-law partner at the end of the year and for a period of 90 days commencing in the year), there may be deducted an amount determined by the formula

A + B - C

where

A
is the tuition, textbook and education tax credits transferred for the year by the spouse or common-law partner to the individual;
B
is the total of all amounts each of which is deductible under subsection 118(1), because of paragraph (b.1) of the description of B in that subsection, or subsection 118(2) or (3) or 118.3(1) in computing the spouse’s or common-law partner’s tax payable under this Part for the year; and
C
is the amount, if any, by which

  • (a) the amount that would be the spouse’s or common-law partner’s tax payable under this Part for the year if no amount were deductible under this Division (other than an amount deductible under subsection 118(1) because of paragraph (c) of the description of B in that subsection, under subsection 118(10) or under any of sections 118.01 to 118.07, 118.3, 118.61 and 118.7)

exceeds

  • (b) the lesser of

    • (i) the total of all amounts that may be deducted under section 118.5 or 118.6 in computing the spouse’s or common-law partner’s tax payable under this Part for the year, and

    • (ii) the amount that would be the spouse’s or common-law partner’s tax payable under this Part for the year if no amount were deductible under this Division (other than an amount deductible under any of sections 118 to 118.07, 118.3, 118.61 and 118.7).

  • [NOTE: Application provisions are not included in the consolidated text
  • see relevant amending Acts and regulations.]
  • R.S., 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.), s. 118.8
  • 1994, c. 7, Sch. VIII, s. 58
  • 1997, c. 25, s. 29
  • 1998, c. 19, s. 29
  • 1999, c. 22, s. 39
  • 2000, c. 12, ss. 133, 142, c. 19, s. 26
  • 2007, c. 2, s. 25, c. 29, s. 10
  • 2009, c. 31, s. 7
  • 2011, c. 24, s. 32
  • 2014, c. 20, s. 13

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