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CDA-Balance

CDA-Balance data related to the capital dividends account

The following options are applicable for the keyword CDA-Balance.

  • CDA Components - Filing corporation except for ECP
  • CDA Components - Predecessor corporation
  • CDA Components - list of ECP for tax yr. bef. Feb. 28, 2000
  • CDA Components - list of ECP for tax yr. aft. Feb. 27, 2000

Secondary keywordBalanceDateOV

DT Max will automatically enter tax year-end on the CDA balance date shown on line 001 of Schedule 89. If you wish to override this date, use the BalanceDateOV keyword to do so.

Secondary keywordVerification

Use the Verification keyword to indicate if this is a balance verification request (Schedule 89).

The following options are applicable for the keyword Verification.

  • No
  • Yes

Keyword in subgroupCDA-Date

Use the CDA-Date keyword to enter the tax year-end concerning the CDA components (except for eligible capital property). Start your list with the tax year that began after the corporation last became a private corporation and ended after 1971. End your list on the CDA balance date shown on line 001 of Schedule 89. If you are completing this schedule before your tax year-end, use the CDA-DateOV keyword to enter the relevant date of the activity.

Use the CDA-Date keyword to enter the tax year-end pertaining to the CDA components (eligible capital property).

Secondary keyword in subgroupCDA-CapGains

Use the keyword CDA-CapGains to enter amounts that will be used to calculate the capital dividend account.

For current year capital gains (and losses), DT Max will add (deduct) the non taxable portion to (from) the capital dividend account. The current year amount will be carried forward to future years in the CDA-CapGains keyword.

The following options are applicable for the keyword CDA-CapGains.

  • Non-taxable cap gains after 1971
  • Enter the cumulative amount of non-taxable capital gains realized after 1971 since the corporation became a private corporation.
  • Non-deductible cap losses after 1971
  • Enter the cumulative amount of non-allowable capital losses incurred after 1971 since the corporation became a private corporation.

Secondary keyword in subgroupCDA-LifeIns

Amounts entered in CDA-LifeIns will be used to calculate the capital dividend account with respect to life insurance policies for which proceeds have been received in the current and previous taxation years.

Enter current year eligible life insurance policy proceeds received and the adjusted cost base of the policy here. DT Max will add the proceeds to and deduct the adjusted cost base from the capital dividend account. The current year amounts will be carried forward in future years in the CDA-LifeIns keyword.

The following options are applicable for the keyword CDA-LifeIns.

  • Life ins policy proceeds rec - previous
  • Enter life insurance policy proceeds received by the private corporation in previous years. See Fed ITA sect. 89(1)(d)(i) and (ii) for details relating to proceeds which are eligible additions to the capital dividend account.
  • Life ins policy proceeds rec - current
  • Enter life insurance policy proceeds received by the private corporation in the current year. See Fed ITA sect. 89(1)(d)(i) and (ii) for details relating to proceeds which are eligible additions to the capital dividend account. The amount entered here will be added to the above amount entered, if any, for prior years' proceeds and the total carried forward to next year.
  • A.C.B. - Life ins policies disp - previous
  • Enter the total adjusted cost bases of life insurance policies for which proceeds were received in previous years and are entered in the above option with respect to the amount of proceeds received. See Fed ITA sect. 89(1)(d) for details relating to the adjusted cost base amounts which must be deducted from the capital dividend account.
  • A.C.B. - Life ins policies disp - current
  • Enter the total adjusted cost bases of life insurance policies for which proceeds were received in the current year and are entered in the above option with respect to proceeds received. See Fed ITA sect. 89(1)(d) for details relating to the adjusted cost base amounts which must be deducted from the capital dividend account. The amount entered here will be added to the above amount entered, if any, for prior years' adjusted cost bases and the total carried forward to next year.

Secondary keyword in subgroupCDA-Trust

Use the CDA-Trust keyword to enter the non-taxable portion of capital gains from a trust per paragraph 89(1)(f) and capital dividends from a trust per paragraph 89(1)(g) in the previous years and in the current year.

The following options are applicable for the keyword CDA-Trust.

  • Non-taxable cap gains from trust before Sept. 16, 2016
  • Non-taxable cap gains from trust after Sept. 15, 2016
  • Select

Secondary keyword in subgroupCDA-ECP

Amounts entered in CDA-ECP will be used to calculate the capital dividend account with respect to eligible capital property.

For current year eligible capital expenditures disposed (acquired), DT Max will add the non taxable (deductible) portion to the capital dividend account. The current year amounts will be carried forward in future years in the CDA-ECP keyword.

The following options are applicable for the keyword CDA-ECP.

  • Net ECE proceeds - previous
  • This is the non-taxable portion of net proceeds from eligible capital expenditures from previous years. DT Max will automatically carry forward this amount and the current year's amount to next year.
  • ECE acquired - previous
  • This is the non-taxable portion of eligible capital expenditures acquired in previous years. DT Max will automatically carry forward this amount and the current year's amount to next year.

Secondary keywordCDA-Pred-Name

If there are predecessor balances to report in Part 2A of on Schedule 89, use the CDA-Pred-Name keyword to enter the name of the predecessor.

Secondary keywordCDA-Pred-BusNum

If there are predecessor balances to report in Part 2A on Schedule 89, use the CDA-Pred-BusNum keyword to enter the business number of the predecessor.

Secondary keywordCDA-Amalg-Date

If there are predecessor balances to report in Part 2A on Schedule 89, use the CDA-Amalg-Date keyword to enter the amalgamation date.

Secondary keywordCDA-Amounts

If there are predecessor balances to report in Part 2A on Schedule 89, use the CDA-Amounts keyword to enter the various CDA component amounts (except for eligible capital property) for the predecessor corporations.

The following options are applicable for the keyword CDA-Amounts.

  • Non-taxable cap gains after 1971
  • Non deductible cap losses after 1971
  • Net proceeds of life insurance policy
  • Non-taxable cap gains trust before Sept. 16, 2016
  • Capital dividends payable

Keyword in subgroupCDA-CapDivds

Amounts entered in CDA-CAPDIVDS will be used to calculate the capital dividend account. Capital dividends received increase the account while capital dividends paid decrease the account.

For current year capital dividends received (paid), DT Max will add (deduct) these dividends to the capital dividend account. The current year dividends will be carried forward in future years in the CDA-CapDivds keyword.

The following options are applicable for the keyword CDA-CapDivds.

  • Cap dividends received from a corporation in prev years
  • Enter the cumulative capital dividends received after 1971 since the corporation became a private corporation.
  • Cap dividends paid by filing corporation in prev years
  • Enter the cumulative amount of capital dividends paid after 1971 since the corporation became a private corporation.
  • Cap dividends received from a corporation
  • Cap dividends received from a trust in prev years
  • Cap dividends received from a trust in current year
  • Cap dividends received from a trust

Secondary keyword in subgroupDate-Div-CDA

Use the Date-Div-CDA keyword to enter the tax year-end or relevant date for the capital dividend received or paid in the previous years and in the current year.

Secondary keyword in subgroupName-Corp

If the capital dividend account includes a dividend that was received from another corporation, enter the name of that corporation with the keyword Name-Corp. This information is required for purposes of forms T2054 and CO-502.

Secondary keyword in subgroupName-Trust

If the capital dividend account includes a capital dividend that was received from a trust, enter the name of that trust with the keyword Name-Trust. This information is required for purposes of federal Schedule 89.

Secondary keyword in subgroupAccount-#

If the capital dividend account includes a dividend that was received from another corporation, enter the account number of that corporation with the keyword #. This information is required for purposes of form T2054.

Secondary keyword in subgroupTrust-#

If the capital dividend account includes a capital dividend that was received from a trust, enter the trust account number of that trust with the keyword #. This information is required for purposes of federal Schedule 89.

Secondary keyword in subgroupNEQ-#

If the capital dividend account includes a dividend that was received from another corporation, enter the Québec enterprise number (NEQ) of that corporation with the keyword #. This information is required for purposes of form CO-502.

Secondary keyword in subgroupIdent-#

If the capital dividend account includes a dividend that was received from another corporation, enter the identification number of that other corporation with the keyword #.

This information is required for purposes of form CO-502.

Secondary keyword in subgroupDate-Div

If the capital dividend account includes a dividend that was received from another corporation or a trust, use the keyword Date-Div to enter the date at which the dividend became payable by that other corporation or trust. This information is required for purposes of forms T2054 and CO-502.

Keyword in subgroupLife-Insurance

If the CDA balance is to include net life insurance proceeds, the Life-Insurance subgroup keyword is used to enter the additional information required in Part 6 of federal Schedule 89.

The following options are applicable for the keyword Life-Insurance.

  • Additional information

Secondary keyword in subgroupInsured-Indiv

If the CDA balance is to include net life insurance proceeds, use the Insured-Indiv keyword to enter the name of the insured individual.

Secondary keyword in subgroupBeneficiary.i

If the CDA balance is to include net life insurance proceeds, use the Beneficiary.i keyword to enter the name of the beneficiary.

Secondary keyword in subgroupPolicy-Number

If the CDA balance is to include net life insurance proceeds, use the Policy-Number keyword to enter the policy number.

Secondary keyword in subgroupACB.l

If the CDA balance is to include net life insurance proceeds, use the ACB.l keyword to enter the adjusted cost base of the policy.

Secondary keyword in subgroupTot-NetProceeds

If the CDA balance is to include net life insurance proceeds, use the Tot-NetProceeds keyword to enter the total amount received related to the life insurance net proceeds.

Secondary keyword in subgroupRedemption-Date

If the CDA balance is to include net life insurance proceeds, use the Redemption-Date keyword to enter the policy redemption date.

Secondary keywordCDA-LifeInsTrans

Use the CDA-LifeInsTrans keyword to enter the balance of the corporation's life insurance CDA immediately before May 24, 1985, in accordance with paragraph 89(1)(e).

Secondary keywordCDA-Pred

Use the CDA-Pred keyword to enter the amount from predecessor and subsidiary corporations.

For amalgamations and wind-ups before July 14, 1990, calculate the CDA balance of each predecessor or subsidiary corporation separately. Then add these CDA balances to the CDA of the successor or parent corporation. Do not carry forward negative amounts, since these are considered to be nil.

For amalgamations and wind-ups after July 13, 1990, carry over the amounts of all the CDA components of each predecessor or subsidiary corporation into the calculation of the CDA components of the new corporation. As a result, a negative balance in a component of a CDA of a predecessor or subsidiary corporation has to show in the CDA of the successor or parent corporation. Include a separate CDA calculation on a separate schedule for each predecessor or subsidiary corporation.

Secondary keywordCDA-DateOV

In Part 1 of Schedule 89, column 1 refers to the tax year-end or relevant date. Include as many tax years as required. The list should start with the tax year that began after the corporation last became a private corporation and that ended after 1971. The list should end on the CDA balance date shown on line 001.

DT Max will automatically end the list on tax year end, also automatically enter tax year-end on the CDA balance date shown on line 001 of Schedule 89. If you wish to override this end date, use the keyword CDA-DateOV to do so.

Secondary keywordCDAcomponents-OV

Use the CDAcomponents-OV keyword to override the CDA components (except for ECP).

The following options are applicable for the keyword CDAcomponents-OV.

  • CDA OV - non-tax/ded. cap gains/losses 89(1)(a)
  • CDA OV - capital dividends received per 89(1)(b)
  • CDA OV - net proceeds of a life insurance 89(1)(d)
  • CDA OV - non-tax. CG fr. trust 89(1)(f) bef. 16/09/2016
  • CDA OV - capital dividends from trust 89(1)(g)
  • CDA OV - capital dividends payable per 83(2)

Secondary keywordCDA-ECPOV

Use the CDA-ECPOV keyword to override the CDA balance for eligible capital property, as calculated per paragraphs 89(1)(c), (c.1) and (c.2).

Keyword in subgroupT2054-Cap-Disp

The T2054-Cap-Disp keyword is used to report information regarding a capital gain or loss during the current tax year up to the date of the election for a capital dividend under subsection 83(2). This information will be shown on federal form T2054.

The following options are applicable for the keyword T2054-Cap-Disp.

  • Capital gain or loss in current tax year up to election

Secondary keyword in subgroupQuantity.c

Use the Quantity.c keyword to enter the quantity of asset for which a capital gain or loss occurred during the current tax year up to the date of the election for a capital dividend under subsection 83(2).

Secondary keyword in subgroupDescription.c

Use the Description.c keyword to enter the description of asset for which a capital gain or loss occurred during the current tax year up to the date of the election for a capital dividend under subsection 83(2).

Secondary keyword in subgroupAcquisition-Date.c

Use the Acquisition-Date.c keyword to enter the acquisition date of asset for which a capital gain or loss occurred during the current tax year up to the date of the election for a capital dividend under subsection 83(2).

Secondary keyword in subgroupProceeds.c

Use the Proceeds.c keyword to enter the proceeds of disposition of asset for which a capital gain or loss occurred during the current tax year up to the date of the election for a capital dividend under subsection 83(2).

Secondary keyword in subgroupACB.c

Use the ACB.c keyword to enter the adjusted cost base of asset for which a capital gain or loss occurred during the current tax year up to the date of the election for a capital dividend under subsection 83(2).

Secondary keyword in subgroupExpenses.c

Use the Expenses.c keyword to enter the outlays and expenses from disposition of asset for which a capital gain or loss occurred during the current tax year up to the date of the election for a capital dividend under subsection 83(2).

Secondary keywordContactName.cda

Use the keyword ContactName.cda to enter the name of the person to contact for more information for purposes of federal Schedule 89.

Secondary keywordFirmName.cda

Use the keyword FirmName.cda to enter the name of the firm for purposes of federal Schedule 89.

Secondary keywordPhone.cda

Use the keyword Phone.cda to enter the telephone number of the contact person for purposes of federal schedule 89.

Secondary keywordExtension.cda

Use the keyword Extension.cda to enter the telephone extension number of the contact person for purposes of federal schedule 89.