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Essential Program Information
Taxation Years Covered
Corporate Taxprep 2023 v.1.0 is designed to process corporate tax returns with taxation years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and ending on or before October 31, 2023.
You must use the appropriate prior version of Corporate Taxprep to prepare returns relating to a taxation year that begins before that period. To obtain a list of prior Corporate Taxprep versions and corresponding taxation years, consult the “Version Coverage” topic.
Default Taxation Year
The default taxation year for a new client file is July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
Specialized Information, Advanced Network and Corporation Internet Filing Modules
The modules Specialized Information (SI), Advanced Network and Corporation Internet Filing are options sold separately from the program.
Training
To consult the different training options available regarding Corporate Taxprep (seminars, webinars, tutorials and more), access the Training section of the Wolters Kluwer Web site. You can also access it from the program, by selecting Get Taxprep Training in the Help menu.
For Taxprep training, please contact the Professional Services team at learning@wolterskluwer.com.
Overview – Version 2023 1.0
Corporate Taxprep 2023 v.1.0 includes several technical and tax changes. Here is a summary of the main topics addressed in this document.
Electronic transmission for Schedule 89 (Jump Code: 89) and Form T2054 (Jump Code: 2054)
The electronic transmission of Schedule 89 and Form T2054 has been added. These transmissions are carried out separately from the T2 return electronic transmission. You will need an EFILE number to do these transmissions. For more information, consult the notes relating to these subjects.
New Form T2183 (Jump Code: T2183)
Form T2183 has been added to authorize a person to electronically file special elections in the name of the filing corporation. For more information, consult the note relating to this subject.
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Federal
Schedule 89, Request for Capital Dividend Account Balance Verification (Jump Code: 89)
Electronic filing is now available for Schedule 89.
Schedule 89 is transmitted separately from the T2 return.
Section Electronic filing has been added. The electronic status will be displayed at the end of this section. When the status is at Eligible, you can transmit Schedule 89. Refer to the diagnostics to complete the schedule correctly.
For more information on electronic filing, consult the help topic on Schedule 89 and the note relating to the transmission of Schedule 89 in the Technical changes section.
T2054, Election for a Capital Dividend Under Subsection 83(2) (Jump Code: 2054)
Electronic filing is now available for Form T2054.
Form T2054 is transmitted separately from the T2 return.
To allow you to select the form for electronic filing, section Form T2054 filing methods has been added at the top of the form.
The instructions section has been modified so that the correct information for the selected filing method is displayed.
Section Electronic filing has also been added. The electronic status will be displayed at the end of this section. When the status is at Eligible, you can transmit Form T2054. Refer to the diagnostics to complete the form correctly.
For more information on electronic filing, consult the help topic on Form T2054 and the note relating to the transmission of Form T2054 in the Technical changes section.
Preparer profiles
EFILE tab
In the Canada Revenue Agency subsection of the EFILE tab, items 8 and 9 have been added to allow you to select Form T2054 and/or Schedule 89 for electronic filing.
Please note that the boxes in items 8 and 9 of this subsection will be checked by default if you create a new preparer profile or if you convert an existing profile.
EFILE Information (Jump Code: EFILE INFO)
Sections Schedule 89 and Schedule 89 – Docs have been added to the form. You will find key information regarding the electronic filing of Schedule 89 and its supporting documents as well as the information required to correct the supporting documents to be electronically filed, in the event they are rejected.
Section T2054 has also been added. You will find key information regarding the electronic filing of this form. The transaction history information and the information required to correct the supporting documents to be electronically filed, in the event the form is rejected, will be displayed on the copy of Form T2054, as applicable.
For more information, consult the notes relating to the transmission of supporting documents of Schedule 89 and Form T2054 in the Technical changes section.
Client filters
Schedule 89 Electronic Filing Status and T2054 Electronic Filing Status
Filters Schedule 89 Electronic Filing Status and T2054 Electronic Filing Status have been created to allow you to generate a list of all clients whose forms can be transmitted electronically. To transmit several of these forms at once, go to the Client Manager, click the filter icon in the menu bar and select the Schedule 89 Electronic Filing Status and T2054 Electronic Filing Status client filters. This will provide you with a list of all clients whose forms are applicable to and selected for electronic transmission.
New Forms
Federal
T2183, Information Return for Electronic Filing of Special Elections (Jump Code: T2183)
Form T2183 has been added to the program to authorize an electronic filer to electronically file special elections in the name of the filing corporation. The special elections are indicated in Part 3 of the form and are:
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Form T217, Election or Revocation of an Election to use the Mark-to-Market Method
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Form T2054, Election for a Capital Dividend Under Subsection 83(2)
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Form T2SCH89, Request for Capital Dividend Account Balance Verification
Take note that only special elections for Form T2054, Election for a Capital Dividend Under Subsection 83(2) (Jump Code: 2054) and Schedule 89, Request for Capital Dividend Account Balance Verification (Jump Code: 89) are supported by the program.
This is a multicopy form, and you must complete a copy of this form for each special election or amendment. More precisely, for each Schedule 89 and copy of Form T2054 with the Eligible electronic filing status, you must complete an equal number of copies of Form T2183. An authorized signing officer of the corporation must sign the copy(ies) of Form T2183 before Schedule 89 or Form 2054 are filed. To print the form, use the Print Form command (Ctrl+P). Take note that the data from this form is not included in the T2 return.
Do not send Form T2183 unless the CRA requires you to do so. Keep a copy of the signed form in your files for six years.
The copy of the form is applicable when a third party completes it and you have activated the box for Schedule 89 or Form T2054 in part 3. In addition, at the end of part 3, the custom line For internal use: If you wish, you can add a description that will identify the copy of the T2183 form has been added to help track the copies of Form T2183.
When you print a copy of Form T2183 for the first time, the box Date locked in Part 5, Certification and authorization, will be activated and the date will not be updated when you reprint the same copy of the form. This mechanism ensures that the date displayed on screen is the same as the one printed on the form signed by the client.
Deleted Forms
Ontario
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Schedule 504, Ontario Resource Tax Credit (Jump Code: 504)
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Schedule 552, Ontario Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit (Jump Code: 552)
Updated Forms
* Note that form titles followed by an asterisk (*) have been updated according to the most recent version issued by the applicable tax authority.
Federal
Corporate Identification and Other Information (Jump Code: ID)
The Japanese yen has been added to the list of currencies that can be selected on line 079, If an election was made under section 261, state the functional currency used, when a return is prepared using a functional currency.
The Alberta Tax and Revenue Administration (ATRA) has indicated that they will not accept, for the time being, the Japanese yen as a functional currency when filing AT1 returns. If the corporation is using the Japanese yen as a functional currency and it must file an AT1 return with the ATRA, that return should be filed using Canadian dollars.
The same is also true for Revenu Québec. The Agency does not accept the Japanese yen as a functional currency when filing CO-17 returns. If the corporation is using the Japanese yen as a functional currency and it must file a CO-17 return with Revenu Québec, that return should be filed using Canadian dollars.
Tax Preparer’s Profile
PROFILE tab
EFILE tab
Check boxes Using an electronic signature method on Form T106, Using an electronic signature method on Form T1134 and Using an electronic signature method on Form T1135 have been removed from the Tax Preparer’s Profile.
Schedule 200, T2 Corporation Income Tax Return (Jump Code: J)*
In Part Identification, the Japanese yen has been added to the list of currencies that can be selected on line 079 when a return is prepared using a functional currency.
Under Part Refundable dividend tax on hand, lines 460, 465 and 480 as well as lines A through I have been removed, as they relate to the amount in the RDTOH account before 2019.
Finally, in addition to the EFILE number indicated on line 920 that serves as a first identifier, line 925, RepID, has been added and is used as a second identifier for tax preparers who prepare returns for a fee. The CRA has indicated that the RepID entered should be the same that you or your firm provided during the registration or the renewal process for the EFILE number, regardless of who is preparing or transmitting the return. Currently, this field is optional and can be left blank. If entered, the RepID will be transmitted electronically with the return. The CRA also indicated that this is simply an additional mechanism to ensure that the users of EFILE services have been suitably screened.
When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, the amount calculated or entered by override on lines 520 and 535 are retained as inputted values.
Schedule 3, Dividends Received, Taxable Dividends Paid, and Part lV Tax Calculation (Jump Code: 3)*
Schedule 5, Tax Calculation Supplementary – Corporations (Jump Code: 5)*
Line 404, Ontario resource tax credit (from Schedule 504), has been removed from the schedule. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, if an amount was entered on this line, it will not be retained.
Line 454, Ontario apprenticeship training tax credit (from Schedule 552), has been removed from the schedule. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, if an amount was entered on this line, it will not be retained.
Line 623, Manitoba refundable odour-control tax credit for agricultural corporations (from Schedule 385), has been removed from the schedule. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, if an amount was entered on this line, it will not be retained.
Line 326, Manitoba refundable rental housing construction tax credit (from Schedule 394), has been removed from the schedule. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, if an amount was entered on this line, it will not be retained.
Line 884, Certificate number has been added. This line allows you to enter the British Columbia clean buildings tax credit certificate number when you have only one certificate.
Line 696, Yukon mining business carbon price rebate (from Schedule 444) has been added. This line is calculated from line E of Schedule 444 (Jump Code: 444).
Schedule 8 WORKCHART, Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) Workchart (Jump Code: 8 WORKCHART)
For CCA class 10.1, the part Proceeds of disposition for a passenger vehicle (DIEP in a prior taxation year only) has been added to calculate the amount to enter on line 207, Proceeds of disposition, in the case of the disposition of a passenger vehicle that is a DIEP. The following fields have been added:
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Proceeds of disposition
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Cost of the passenger vehicle
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Original capital cost (line 203 in the taxation year of the acquisition)
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Government assistance received or repaid
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Does the corporation not deal at arm's length with the purchaser?
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Applicable proceeds of disposition
When the date of disposition is part of the taxation year and the answer to the question Was the property a DIEP in a prior taxation year? is Yes, complete the fields under the Part Proceeds of disposition for a passenger vehicle (DIEP in a prior taxation year only). The amount on line 207, Proceeds of disposition, is equal to the amount calculated on the line Applicable proceeds of disposition when this amount is greater than the UCC available to calculate the recapture of CCA for a passenger vehicle that is a DIEP under subsection 13(2) ITA. In other situations, line 207 is calculated to 0.
When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, if an amount is entered on line 207 and the answer to the question Was the property a DIEP in a prior taxation year? is Yes, the amount on line 207 will be retained on the new line Applicable proceeds of disposition as an overridden value.
When rolling forward a file in which a passenger vehicle has been acquired in the taxation year and in which the answer to the question Is the property a designated immediate expensing property (DIEP) for the taxation year? is Yes, the amount rolled forward on the new line Original capital cost (line 203 in the taxation year of the acquisition) corresponds to the amount entered on line 203, Current-year addition. This amount will then be rolled forward until the vehicle is disposed of.
In addition, for CCA classes other than 10.1, 13 and 14, line Negative UCC (closing) has been added under line 220, UCC (closing), and is calculated when the amount on line 217, CCA claimed, is greater than the amount on line UCC balance (before immediate expensing). This situation usually happens, for a CCA class with a CCA rate of 100%, when the UCC balance at the start of the taxation year on line 201 is lower than the negative adjustments and transfers on line 205 (primarily the ITC on property acquired in a prior taxation year) that do not affect the adjustments to the UCC under subsection 1100(2) ITR for acquisitions made in the current taxation year.
In such a case, the UCC balance at the end of the taxation year on line 220 may be negative when the CCA is fully claimed on line 217. However, for the various tax authorities, the UCC balance at the end of the year cannot be negative. Therefore, this negative amount must either be applied to another CCA class with the same number or carried forward to the next taxation year.
When a negative amount is calculated or entered on this new line, the amount is rolled forward to line 205, Adjustments and transfers not affecting the adjustments under subsection 1100(2) ITR. If you do not wish to roll forward this amount, enter “0”, using an override.
Schedule 17, Credit Union Deductions (Jump Code: 17)*
Former line 3F relating to the number of days in the taxation year before January 1, 2021, has been removed from the schedule. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, if an amount was entered on this line, it will not be retained.
Schedule 27, Calculation of Canadian Manufacturing and Processing Profits Deduction (Jump Code: 27)*
For the qualified zero-emission technology manufacturing (ZETM) activities (Parts 14 to 16), the following modifications have been made:
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Former line 14C has been removed, and the amount on line ZETM profits now equals the amount on line 14A when the ratio calculated on line 14B is equal or greater than 0.9.
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Lines 15A and 15B have been removed, and line 305 is now an input line that corresponds to the portion of the capital cost from line 140 in Part 4 that relates to property used directly in qualified ZETM activities of the corporation during the year, in accordance with the ZETM capital cost definition.
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Line 16C has been removed, and the amount on line 306 now equals the total amount of lines 16A and 16B, in accordance with the ZETM cost of labour definition.
When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep:
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The amount entered by override on former line 14C will not be retained.
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When the amount on line 305 is entered by override, this amount will be retained as an input value. Otherwise, the amount entered on line 15B will be retained on line 305 as an input value.
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When the amount on line 306 is entered by override, this amount will be retained. Otherwise, the amount from line 16C will be retained on line 306.
Schedule 38, Part VI Tax on Capital of Financial Institutions (Jump Code: 38)*
Schedule 53, General Rate Income Pool (GRIP) Calculation (Jump Code: 53)*
Schedule 67, Canada Recovery Dividend (Jump Code: 67)*
Note 1 in Part 1 has been removed. Consequently, the calculation that makes the amount zero on line 120, Income deduction of the corporation, when the total of column 3 of the table in Part 1 exceeds $1 billion, has been corrected. Thus, if the amount on the line Total income deduction allocated to members of the related group is greater than $1 billion, the amount allocated to the corporation on line 120 will not be deemed to be nil.
Schedule 68, Additional Tax on Banks and Life Insurers (Jump Code: 68)*
Schedule 141, General Index of Financial Information (GIFI) – Additional Information (Jump Code: G141)*
In Part 1, the question Were financial statements prepared? on line 111 has been changed to Can you identify the person specified in the heading of Part 1?
In Part 2, line 198 has been replaced by lines 300, 301, 302 and 305. However, clarifying details must now be added if the Other option is used. Two new options have been added to lines 303 and 304: Provided accounting services and Provided bookkeeping services. You must now choose at least one option even when the answer on line 111 is No. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep in which options 1, 2 or 3 had been selected, these options will be retained on lines 300 to 302. However, if you had selected option 4, Other, the required clarifying details should be added. Please make sure you select every relevant option.
In Part 4, lines 104 and 107 must be answered even if the answer on line 101 is No.
Finally, in Part 5, line 110 has been replaced by lines 310 to 314. Three new options have been added to lines 312, 313 and 314. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep in which option 1 had been selected, that option will be retained on line 311. However, if option 2 had been selected, that option will be retained on line 310. Please make sure you select every relevant option.
Schedule 556, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (Jump Code: 556)*
Inducement, Inducement calculation workchart (Jump Code: INDUCEMENT)
The line New Brunswick film tax credit has been removed. This line applied to salaries paid prior to 2020. It is no longer possible to enter such tax years in this version of Corporate Taxprep.
T106 Summary, Information Return of Non-Arm’s Length Transactions with Non-Residents (Jump Code: 106S)
The question Are you planning on using an electronic signature method on Form T106? has been removed in the Electronic Filing section. The CRA has requested that the mention “FOR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ONLY – DO NOT SEND BY MAIL TO CRA” be removed when the form is sent to obtain an electronic signature.
T217, Election, or Revocation of an Election, to Use the Mark-to-Market method 217 (Jump Code: 217)*
T1134, Information Return Relating to Controlled and Non-Controlled Foreign Affiliates (Jump Code: 1134)
The question Are you planning on using an electronic signature method on Form T1134? has been removed in the Electronic Filing section. The CRA has requested that the mention “FOR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ONLY – DO NOT SEND BY MAIL TO CRA” be removed when the form is sent to obtain an electronic signature.
T1135, Foreign Income Verification Statement (Jump Code: 1135)*
The question Are you planning on using an electronic signature method on Form T1135? has been removed in the Electronic Filing section. The CRA has requested that the mention “FOR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ONLY – DO NOT SEND BY MAIL TO CRA” be removed when the form is sent to obtain an electronic signature.
TaxprepConnect Download (Jump Code: CONNECT)
As a result of removing lines 460 and 465 from Part Refundable dividend tax on hand in the T2 return (Jump Code: J), the following lines and parts have also been removed, as it is no longer possible to either compare the downloaded data with data included in the file or transfer the data to the return:
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The Refundable dividend tax on hand (RDTOH) under Part Return Balances in Form CONNECT
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Line 485, Refundable dividend tax on hand at the end of the tax year in Form Schedule 200 – TaxprepConnect, T2 Corporation Income Tax Return (note: this form is accessible when relevant data has been downloaded from the CRA T2 Auto-fill service.)
Federal Tax Instalments (Jump Code: IFED)
Line Additional tax on personal services business income has been added in Part Instalment base calculation.
AgriStability and AgriInvest – Programs (Jump Code: AGRI/HAGRI) – Prince Edward Island*
Québec
CO-156.EN, Agreement Concerning Regional Limits Respecting the Additional Deduction for Transportation Costs of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Businesses (Jump Code: 156EN)*
CO-156.TR, Additional Deduction for Transportation Costs of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Businesses (Jump Code: 156TR)*
The lines related to the calculation of the additional deduction rate for taxation years ending after June 4, 2014, have been removed from Part 4.
The lines related to the area in respect of which the additional deduction is being claimed for taxation years starting before January 1, 2015, have been removed from Part 3.3.
When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, the choices indicated on lines 32, 33 and 34 will not be retained.
CO-156.TZ, Additional Deduction for Transportation Costs of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Located in a Special Remote Area (Jump Code: 156TZ)*
CO-1029.8.33.6, Tax Credit for an On-the-Job Training Period (Jump Code: 10298336)
The question Are the expenses entered on this copy of the form incurred after April 30, 2022? has been added in the Eligible expenses section of Form CO-1029.8.33.6 PARTS 2 to 7. You must answer the question when the training period begins before March 26, 2021, and ends after April 30, 2022, so that lines 56 or 74 are calculated accurately and the diagnostics of columns R or JJ are displayed correctly, as the case may be.
CO-1029.8.36.EL, Tax Credit for Book Publishing (Jump Code: 1029836EL)
Following the announcement of the 2023–2024 budget tabled on March 21, 2023, the Government of Quebec increased the refundable tax credit for book publishing by raising the limit on eligible labour expenditure attributable to preparation costs and digital version publishing costs.
To reflect these changes, two new lines have been added in Section 2 to indicate whether the application for an advance ruling or for a qualification certificate was filed with SODEC before or after March 21, 2023. This will allow us to use the correct rates in the following sections: 4.3, 5.1 and 5.3. Note that these changes only appear on the screen and not when printing.
CO-1029.8.36.II, Tax Credit for Investment and Innovation (Jump Code: 1029836II)
The following changes have been made to the list of geographic codes on line 14a.1:
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Code 88015 La Morandière and code 88010 Rochebaucourt have been replaced by code 88012 La Morandière-Rochebaucourt.
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The name of the municipality previously associated to code 56010, Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, has been replaced by Clarenceville.
CO-1029.8.36.XM, Tax Credit for the Production of Multimedia Events or Environments Presented Outside Québec (Jump Code: 1029836XM)
In its 2023-2024 budget tabled on March 21, 2023, the Québec government announced an enhancement of the refundable tax credit for the production of multimedia events or environments presented outside Québec. According to the additional information, there will be an increase in the limit on qualified labour expenditure. As such, the tax legislation will be amended so that the percentage of 50% used to calculate the limit will be raised to 60% for advance rulings or applications for a qualification certificate that are filed with the SODEC after March 21, 2023.
Therefore, we have added the custom box Limit based on the cumulative production costs: select the box if an advance ruling or a qualification certificate application was filed with the SODEC after March 21, 2023 in Part 2 so that the timing of the application can be specified. If so, in Part 4.3, the applicable rate for the limit will be raised to 60%. If not, the applicable rate will remain at 50%. Please note that, since this is a prescribed form, the rate displayed on the printout will be 50% in all cases. However, the amount on line 153, Overall limit based on the cumulative production costs, will be calculated based on the answer to the new question.
Ontario
Schedule 500, Ontario Corporation Tax Calculation (Jump Code: 500)*
The lines relating to the number of days in the tax year before 2020 have been removed from Parts 2 and 4. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, no value related to the removed lines will be retained.
British Colombia
Schedule 423, British Colombia Production Services Tax Credit (Jump Code: 1197)*
Schedule 428, British Columbia Training Tax Credit (Jump Code: 428)*
Schedule 430, British Columbia Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Industry Tax Credit (Jump Code: 430)*
Alberta
AT1 Schedule 1, Alberta Small Business Deduction (Jump Code: A1)*
Following the update of this schedule, the presentation of element (ii) Business Limit Reduction in section AREA B – Determination of the Value for Line 015 has changed. The first line (c) applies to a taxation year that begins before April 7, 2022, and the second line (c) applies to a taxation year that begins after April 6, 2022. Although the presentation has changed, the end result remains the same. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, if an override had been made to one of the lines (c), it would not be retained.
AT1 Schedule 13, Alberta Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) (Jump Code: A13)*
The former column 4, Cost of acquisitions from column 3 that are Accelerated Investment Incentive Property (AIIP), has been removed, and line 029 has been moved to the new column 14.
The following columns and line numbers have been added:
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Column 4, Cost of acquisitions from column 3 that are designated immediate expensing property (DIEP) (line 039)
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Column 9, Proceeds of disposition of the DIEP (line 041)
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Column 11, UCC of the DIEP (line 043)
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Column 12, Immediate Expensing (line 045)
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Column 13, Cost of acquisitions on remainder of Class
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Column 14, Cost of acquisitions from column 13 that are accelerated investment incentive properties (AIIP) or properties in Classes 54 to 56 (line 029)
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Column 15, Remaining UCC
All the other columns have been renumbered accordingly.
When the AT1 return is filed and the AT1 Schedule 13 is applicable, lines 039, 041, 043 and 045 are included in the Net File transmission or the RSI printing.
Alberta Schedule 29 Listing, Listing of Innovation Employment Grant Projects Carried out in Alberta (Jump Code: A29 LISTING)*
Alberta Corporate Income Tax – Filing Exemption Checklist (Jump Code: AEXEMPT)*
The Alberta government has replaced the AT100 form, Preparing and Filing the Alberta Corporate Income Tax Return (Jump Code: A100), with the Alberta Corporate Income Tax - Filing Exemption Checklist form. The calculations of this form and the impacts on the program remain the same, and only esthetic changes were made. Keep this form in your files and no matter the situation of the corporation, you must not send it to the TRA.
Saskatchewan
Schedule 411, Saskatchewan Corporation Tax Calculation (Jump Code: 411)*
The lines for the calculation of the Saskatchewan tax at the lower rate for tax years ending before October 1, 2020, have been removed from Part 3.
In addition, the line 3B has been added in Part 3 to calculate the Saskatchewan tax at the lower rate for tax years ending after June 30, 2024.
Manitoba
Schedule 387, Manitoba Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit (Jump Code: 387)*
Yukon
Schedule 443, Yukon Corporation Tax Calculation (Jump Code: 443)*
Schedule 444, Yukon Business Carbon Price Rebate (Jump Code: 444)
The Yukon business carbon price rebate now includes the carbon price rebate for the Yukon mining businesses. This rebate is structured in the same way as the existing business rebate. It can be claimed by a business whose taxation year ends after 2022 and that is using eligible Yukon mining assets.
Parts 1, 2 and 3 have been added to Schedule 444 to calculate the carbon price rebate to Yukon mining businesses. The calculated rebate is then reported on line 696 of Schedule 5 (Jump Code: 5).
Parts 1 and 2 of the previous version have been moved to Parts 4 and 5 of the current Schedule.
Northwest Territories
Schedule 461, Northwest Territories Corporation Tax Calculation (Jump Code: 461)*
Nova Scotia
Schedule 341, Nova Scotia Corporate Tax Reduction for New Small Businesses (Jump Code: 341)*
Schedule 346, Nova Scotia Corporation Tax Calculation (Jump Code: 346)*
The lines relating to the number of days in the tax year before 2020 have been removed from Part 2. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, no value related to the removed lines will be retained.
Schedule 353, Nova Scotia Financial Institutions Capital Tax Agreement Among Related Corporations (Jump Code: 353)*
Prince Edward Island
Schedule 322, Prince Edward Island Corporation Tax Calculation (Jump Code: 322)*
Line 2 relating to the number of days in the taxation year before January 1, 2021, has been removed from the schedule. When opening a client file prepared with a prior version of Corporate Taxprep, if an amount was entered on this line, it will not be retained.
Technical Information
Technical Changes
Electronic transmission of Form T2054 and supporting documents accompanying the latter
The Canada Revenue Agency allows preparers to transmit Form T2054 as well as the supporting documents accompanying the latter using the EFILE service.
Here are a few important points:
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The Director’s resolution must always be attached in support of Form T2054. You can attach it electronically within 24 hours of acceptance of the form.
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You can transmit several documents to support Form T2054, but the document size cannot exceed 150 MB.
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You are not required to transmit the supporting documents with the return; they can be transmitted at a later date, provided the return has been accepted and the transmission is made within 24 hours of the acceptance of the form.
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You can transmit several supporting documents for the same return.
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You cannot attach file types that could present a security risk (executable files), for example, .exe, .bat, .chm, .js.
The Attached files properties dialog box, which automatically displays when you attach a file, allows you to select the T2054 form to which you want to attach a supporting document. When you select the option T2054 – Docs, you must select the type of document that you want to transmit, meaning the reason why the document is being provided to support the form.
To transmit Form T2054 as well as the attached documents associated with it, click Transmit on the Transmission menu, select the EFILE Number option, and select the T2054 and T2054 – Docs check box in the Transmit dialog box. In addition, if you do not want to transmit all eligible copies associated with Form T2054, click the drop-down list in the Copies column, and clear the check box for the copies that you do not want to transmit. When the EFILE status of all supporting documents of a Form T2054 is Eligible, the box is automatically selected in the Transmit dialog box. However, if the EFILE status of one or more supporting documents is Not Eligible, the box is not selected.
For more information on the types of documents that can be transmitted, the EFILE statuses and the procedure to follow to transmit Form T2054 with supporting documents, consult the Help.
Electronic transmission of Schedule 89 and supporting documents accompanying the latter
The Canada Revenue Agency allows preparers to transmit Schedule 89 as well as the supporting documents accompanying the latter using the EFILE service.
Here are a few important points:
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You can transmit several documents to support Schedule 89, but the document size cannot exceed 150 MB.
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You are not required to transmit the supporting documents with the return; they can be transmitted at a later date, provided the return has been accepted and the transmission is made within 24 hours of acceptance of the Schedule.
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You can transmit several supporting documents for the same return.
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You cannot attach file types that could present a security risk (executable files), for example, .exe, .bat, .chm, .js.
The Attached files properties dialog box, which automatically displays when you attach a file, allows you to select the Schedule 89 to which you want to attach a supporting document. When you select option Sch. 89 – Docs, you must select the type of document that you want to transmit, meaning the reason why the document is being provided to support the form.
To transmit Schedule 89 as well as the attached documents associated with it, click Transmit on the Transmission menu, select the EFILE Number option, and select the Sch. 89 and Sch. 89 – Docs check box in the Transmit dialog box. In addition, if you do not want to transmit all eligible copies associated with Schedule 89, click the drop-down list in the Copies column, and clear the check box for the copies that you do not want to transmit. When the EFILE status of all supporting documents of Schedule 89 is Eligible, the box is automatically selected in the Transmit dialog box. However, if the EFILE status of one or more supporting documents is Not Eligible, the box is not selected.
For more information on the types of documents that can be transmitted, the EFILE statuses and the procedure to follow to transmit Schedule 89 with supporting documents, consult the Help.
Converting Templates
Converting Template Files
All templates (i.e. client letter templates, client filters, preparer profiles and print formats) created in a prior version must be converted to be used with Corporate Taxprep 2023 v.1.0.
Templates can be converted using the Convert function which is available in each template view.
Corrected Calculations
The following problems have been corrected in version 2023 1.0:
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