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Minimum-Tax

Use the keyword Minimum-Tax to indicate the type of minimum tax information that is pertinent to the trust.

DT Max will automatically calculate any alternative minimum tax payable and carry forward any relevant information. However, in order for the calculations to be reliable, certain amounts must be entered in the year in which the trust is subject to minimum tax.

Please verify that the carryforwards calculated by the program match the CRA's records.

The following options are applicable for the keyword Minimum-Tax.

  • Applicable in current year
  • Carryforward
  • History

Secondary keywordMinTax-Exempt

Use the keyword MinTax-Exempt in order to indicate whether or not the trust is liable to minimum tax.

Minimum tax limits the tax advantage a trust can receive from certain tax incentives.

A trust may be liable to pay minimum tax when the following situations are reported;

  • taxable dividends
  • taxable capital gains
  • election under ITAR 40 for pension benefits
  • losses resulting from claiming CCA on rental property or certified films
  • losses due to resource expenditures or allowances

Mutual fund trusts, related segregated fund trusts, master trusts and spousal or commom-law trusts in the year in which the trust reports its first deemed realization under the 21-year rule are not subject to minimum tax.

DT Max will not calculate the minimum tax for mutual fund trusts and related segregated fund trusts. In all other cases, DT Max will automatically generate the calculation. In order to override DT Max's calculation use the keyword MinTax-Exempt.

Secondary keywordCapital-Gain.mt

Use the keyword Capital-Gain.mt to enter the capital gains on property acquired or repossessed following a payment default.

This amount will be entered on line 34 of Quebec form TP-776.42.F.

The following options are applicable for the keyword Capital-Gain.mt.

  • Capital gains on mortgage foreclosures

Secondary keywordNonCapLossAdjust

Use the keyword NonCapLossAdjust if the trust claimed non capital losses of other years and must reduce the losses for minimum tax purposes.

This reduction applies to any portion of the non capital losses attributable to:

  • CCA and carrying charges claimed on rental or leasing property; or on certified films;
  • resource expenditures;
  • depletion allowances and deductions for exploration and development expenses.

The following options are applicable for the keyword NonCapLossAdjust.

  • CCA and additional deduction for certain films before 2012
  • CCA and additional deduction with respect to certain films incurred in 2011 and earlier years.
  • CCA and additional deduction for certain films
  • CCA and additional deduction with respect to certain films incurred in 2012 and later years.
  • Depletion allowance and deduction for R&D exp. before 2012
  • Depletion allowance and deductions for exploration and development expenses incurred in 2011 and earlier years.
  • Depletion allowance and deduction for R&D expenses
  • Depletion allowance and deductions for exploration and development expenses incurred in 2012 and later years.
  • Carry charges, int. exp - films,resource,rentals bef. 2012
  • CCA, carrying charges and interest expenses respecting films, resources or rental properties incurred in 2011 and earlier years
  • Carry charges, interest exp - films, resource, rentals
  • CCA, carrying charges and interest expenses respecting films, resources or rental properties incurred in 2012 and later years.
  • Loss sustained after 1994 by partnership with no election
  • Trust's share of a loss sustained after 1994 by a partnership, in which the trust did not make an election for the years 2006 to 2011.
  • Loss sustained after 1994 by a partnership with an election
  • Trust's share of a loss sustained after 1994 by a partnership, in which the trust did make an election, for the years 2006 to 2011.

Secondary keywordTax-Shelter.mt

Tax-Shelter.mt carrying charges from the acquisition of an interest in a partnership or tax shelter

The following options are applicable for the keyword Tax-Shelter.mt.

  • Other losses and deductions respecting tax shelters (Qc)

Keyword in subgroupMinTax-CF

Use the keyword MinTax-CF to enter the jurisdiction from which the AMT is carried forward.

DT Max will automatically calculate any alternative minimum tax payable. However, in order for the calculations to be reliable, you must enter the amount of AMT the first year that is it being carried forward.

Please verify that the carryforwards calculated by the program match the CRA's records.

The following options are applicable for the keyword MinTax-CF.

  • Federal
  • Quebec

Secondary keyword in subgroupAmount.mt

Amount.mt year and amount of minimum tax carryforward

The following options are applicable for the keyword Amount.mt.

  • 1st prior year
  • 2nd prior year
  • 3rd prior year
  • 4th prior year
  • 5th prior year
  • 6th prior year
  • 7th prior year

Secondary keyword in subgroupAMT-CF-OV

DT Max will not automatically calculate any alternative minimum tax payable.

In order to apply any alternative minimum tax carried forward from prior years, use the keyword AMT-CF-OV.

Keyword in subgroupMinTax-Hist

MinTax-Hist year applicable

The following options are applicable for the keyword MinTax-Hist.

  • 1st prior year
  • 2nd prior year
  • 3rd prior year
  • 4th prior year
  • 5th prior year
  • 6th prior year
  • 7th prior year
  • 8th prior year
  • 9th prior year
  • 10th prior year
  • 11th prior year
  • 12th prior year
  • 13th prior year
  • 14th prior year
  • 15th prior year
  • 16th prior year
  • 17th prior year
  • 18th prior year
  • 19th prior year
  • 20th prior year

Secondary keyword in subgroupAmount.amt

Use the keyword Amount.amt to enter the historical amounts of minimum tax. This information is required in order to calculate the Ontario minimum tax carryover on Schedule 12A (Chart 2).

The following options are applicable for the keyword Amount.amt.

  • Federal additional taxes paid for minimum tax
  • If this option is chosen, the amount entered should be the additional federal minimum taxes paid in that year.
  • Federal minimum tax carryover applied
  • If this option is chosen, the amount entered should be the federal minimum tax carryover from line 11130 of schedule 11.
  • Ontario additional taxes paid for minimum tax
  • If this option is chosen, the amount entered should be the additional Ontario minimum taxes paid in that year from line 13402 of form T3ON.
  • Total Ontario minimum tax cf applied
  • If this option is chosen, the amount entered should be the Ontario minimum tax carryover from line 13416 of form T3ON.

Secondary keyword in subgroupAdjust-Exp

Adjust-Exp adjustment of the investment expenses for minimum tax purposes (Qc)

The following options are applicable for the keyword Adjust-Exp.

  • Total adjustment of investment expenses (Sch.B l.350/355)
  • Re-adjustment of investment expenses
  • Re-adjustment of the carryover of investment expenses
  • Unused portion of re-adjust of inv. exp for CF (end of yr)