What's new for T2 Internet version 13.15?

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In this version...

Program certification
Version highlights

Default option for SIGNDATE
Preferences/Identification menu
Engagement letter

QuickTrack - reminder
New forms
Modified forms
New keywords
New options
Deleted options

Program certification

Version 13.15 has received certification for the Manitoba corporation capital tax return, form MCT 1.

Version highlights

Default option for SignDate

Please note that starting with version 13.15, if no signing date is entered for keyword SignDate in the CorpOfficers keyword group, the program will use by default the date of calculation of the return as the signing date. If the tax preparer enters a date, then this date will be used. This applies to all applicable T2 forms.

Preferences/Identification menu

You should review your entries under the menu Preferences/Identification to ensure a default name appears as the contact name. Due to changes brought to the Tax preparer identification dialog box, you are now required to enter the first and last names of the contact person as two separate items.

Engagement letter

As of version 13.15, a standard engagement letter has been added to the client letter. In order to enable the engagement letter, go to the Preferences menu, and select Client Letter. In the window that will appear, tick the box "Generate a separate engagement letter". Once this is done, DT Max will generate the engagement letter for all clients in your database. The engagement letter can be modified and customized the same way as the client letter.

QuickTrack - reminder

Our popular QuickTrack feature that was originally implemented in the T1 program is now available for T2 users. The QuickTrack feature makes the fields of the tax return multi-functional and provides the user with flexibility in preparing and auditing the return. QuickTrack allows the user to "source" amounts appearing on the return by clicking through to the applicable schedules and forms - and ultimately the original keyword entry. By allowing users to quickly find and employ the precise entry point or keyword, QuickTrack also facilitates research of the return field from the DT Max Knowledge Base and the CRA's guides.

QuickTrack also allows the user to automatically include in the data entry section of DT Max the required keywords pertaining to any given tax form, simply by selecting the appropriate form from the View or print blank forms option in the View menu, and double-clicking in the relevant fields from the selected form.

Finally, QuickTrack enables the user to override amounts calculated by DT Max directly on the tax return field and then adjusts the data entry (keywords) accordingly.

As a result of the implementation of the QuickTrack feature, a mouse right-click on the tax return now displays the following features:

Go to source (F6)
Source keywords (F8)
Override this field (Ctrl+F2)


Note that if an option is greyed out, it is not available for that particular field.

New forms

Federal:

- Schedule 490 - Nunavut Business Training Tax Credit

- T2WS1 - Calculating estimated tax payable and tax credits

N.B.: No calculation support is provided for this form.

Quebec:

- CO-1029.8.36.ES - Tax Credit for the Production of Sound Recordings

- CO-1029.8.36.LP - Tax Credit for the Acquisition of Pig Manure Treatment Facilities

- TP-1029.8.36.EC - Tax Credit for the Acquisition or Lease of a New Fuel-Efficient Vehicle

Modified forms

Federal:

- Schedule 200 - T2 Corporation Income Tax Return

- Schedule 1 - Net Income (Loss) for Income Tax Purposes

- Schedule 31 - Investment Tax Credit - Corporations

- Schedule 403 - Saskatchewan Research and Development Tax Credit

- Schedule 428 - British Columbia Training Tax Credit

- Schedule 510 - Ontario Corporate Minimum Tax

- Schedule 552 - Ontario Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit

N.B.: Please note that the keywords pertaining to this form, DAYS-EMPLOY and ELIG-COSTS, have been modified accordingly to reflect the changes brought to the form. Each now features a drop-down menu from which you must select whether eligible expenditures were incurred before March 27, 2009 or after March 26, 2009. You should therefore review your entered data to ensure their accuracy.

- AgriStability/Agri Investment - 2010 Statement A, Corporation/Co-operatives and Special Individuals

Quebec:

- CO-17.R - Corporation Income Tax Return

- CO-771 - Calculation of the Income Tax of a Corporation

- CO-771.1.3 - Associated Corporations' Agreement Respecting the Allocation of the Business Limit and Calculation of the Business Limit

- CO-771.2.1.2 - Income from an Eligible Business Carried On in Canada by a Member of a Partnership

- CO-1029.8.35(2009-08) - Tax Credit for Québec Film Productions (production for which no expenditure was incurred before January 1, 2009 - taxation year ending after December 31, 2008)

- CO-1029.8.35(2009-02) - Tax Credit for Québec Film Productions (production expenditures incurred before January 1, 2009 - taxation year ending after December 31, 2008)

- CO-1029.8.36.DF - Crédit d'impôt pour le doublage de films (Tax Credit for Film Dubbing - available in French only)

- CO-1029.8.36.FM - Tax Credit for Francization or for Training in the Manufacturing, Forestry, and Mining Sectors

- CO-1029.8.36.IN - Tax Credit for Investment

- CO-1029.8.36.PM - Tax Credit for Corporations Specialized in the Production of Multimedia Titles

- CO-1029.8.36.TM - Tax Credit for Multimedia Titles

- CO-1029.8.36.SM - Crédit d'impôt pour la production de spectacles (Tax Credit for the Production of Performances - available in French only)

- CO-1167 - Insurance Corporation - Calculation of premiums payable, taxable premiums, and tax on capital respecting marine insurance

Manitoba:

- MCT1 - Corporation Capital Tax Return

Alberta:

- AT1 Schedule 18 - Alberta Dispositions of Capital Property

New keywords

a) In the VEHICLE-CREDIT keyword group, pertaining to Québec form TP-1029.8.36.EC (Tax Credit for the Acquisition or Lease of a New Fuel-Efficient Vehicle):

i) ENERGY-SOURCE : Select the vehicle's energy source

ii) VEHICLE-MAKE : Vehicle make

iii) VEHICLE-MODEL : Vehicle model

iv) ACQUISITIONDATE : Acquisition date of the vehicle

v) REGISTRATION-NO : Registration number

vi) STARTDATE-LEASE : Start date of the long-term lease of the vehicle

vii) LENGTH-LEASE : Length of the long-term lease (minimum 12 months)

viii) VEHICLE-CREDIT : Tax credit for the acquisition or lease of a new fuel-efficient vehicle [TP-1029.8.36.EC]

ix) PARTNERNAME.V : Partnership's name

Enter the name of the partnership using the keyword PARTNERNAME.V , for purposes of the Québec form TP-1029.8.36.EC. The same name must also be entered in the keyword Name.re within the RelatedParty group in order to allow entry of other data pertaining to the partnership.

b) In the PIGMANURE group, pertaining to the new Québec form CO-1029.8.36.LP (Tax Credit for the Acquisition of Pig Manure Treatment Facilities):

i) PIGMANURE : Tax credit for the acquisition of pig manure treatment facilities [CO-1029.8.36.LP]

Use PIGMANURE to claim the tax credit for acquisition of pig manure treatment facilities, form CO-1029.8.36.LP. DT Max will calculate the amount of the tax credit and report it on the Québec return.

ii) PARTNERNAME.P : Partnership's name

Enter the name of the partnership using the keyword PARTNERNAME.P, for purposes of the Québec form CO-1029.8.36.LP. The same name must also be entered in the keyword Name.re within the RelatedParty group in order to allow entry of other data pertaining to the partnership.

iii) ELIGEXPENSES.LP : Acquisition and installation expenses incurred and paid during the year [CO-1029.8.36.LP, line 10]

iv) ASSISTANCE.LP : Assistance received or receivable / assistance repaid during the year

v) HISTPIGMANURE : Amount of the credit claimed for the establishment - previous years

c) In the Sound-Record group, pertaining to the new Québec form CO-1029.8.36.ES (Tax Credit for the Production of Sound Recordings):

i) Property-Type : Type of property

Use the keyword Property-Type to indicate the type of property.

ii) Cost.s : Production cost at the end of the prior taxation year

Use the keyword Cost.s to enter the production cost at the end of the prior taxation year.

iii) Prod-Expenses.s : Production expenses

Use the keyword Prod-Expenses.s to enter the production costs directly attributable to the production of the property, incurred and paid in the year.

iv) Salaries.s : Salaries or wages paid

Use the keyword Salaries.s to enter the salaries and wages paid.

v) Remuneration.s : Other remuneration directly attributable to production

Use the keyword Remuneration.s to enter amounts for other remuneration directly attributable to the production.

vi) Assistance.sr : Amount of assistance received

Use the keyword Assistance.sr to enter the amount of assistance received.

vii) Repayment.s : Amount and type of repayment

Use the keyword Repayment.s to enter the amount and type of repayment.

viii) PrevYrInfo.s : Information about previous years

Use the keyword PrevYrInfo.s to enter the information pertaining to previous years.

ix) COPROD-SHARE.S : Corporation's share (%) of production costs of the property

Use the keyword COPROD-SHARE.S to enter the percentage of the production costs of the property that is attributable to the corporation with respect to the co-production.

d) In the Cred-Film keyword group, pertaining to Québec form CO-1029.8.36.SM (Tax Credit for the Production of Performances) :

PROD-STARTDATE : Start date of eligibility period(s) for which the corporation is claiming the tax credit

Use the keyword PROD-STARTDATE to indicate the start date of the eligibility period or periods for which the corporation is claiming the tax credit.

e) In the Employment group, pertaining to the new federal Schedule 490 (Nunavut Business Training Tax Credit) :

i) CERT-NUM.E : Certificate number

Use the keyword CERT-NUM.E to enter the Nunavut business training tax credit certificate number.

ii) BTTC-CERT : Amount of business training tax credit (BTTC) indicated on certificate

Use the keyword BTTC-CERT to indicate the amount of the maximum business training tax credit (BTTC) to which the eligible employer is entitled.

iii) TRAININGEXP : Amount of business training expenses

Use the keyword TRAININGEXP to enter the total amount of an eligible employer's business training expenses.

f) New keyword pertaining to Quebec form CO-771.1.3 (Associated Corporations' Agreement Respecting the Allocation of the Business Limit and Calculation of the Business Limit):

ThirdParty-Assoc : Corporation is associated with another corporation due to association with same third party

Use the keyword ThirdParty-Assoc to indicate whether or not the corporation is associated with another corporation in the taxation year solely because of their association with the same third corporation.

New options

a) For keyword Que-Credits , pertaining to Québec form CO-17 (Corporation Income Tax Return):

Fuel-efficient vehicle

b) For new keyword VEHICLE-CREDIT , pertaining to Québec form TP-1029.8.36.EC (Tax Credit for the Acquisition or Lease of a New Fuel-Efficient Vehicle):

Acquisition or lease of fuel-efficient vehicle

c) For new keyword VEHICLE-TYPE , pertaining to Québec form TP-1029.8.36.EC :

Purchased vehicle
Leased vehicle

d) For new keyword ENERGY-SOURCE , pertaining to Québec form TP-1029.8.36.EC :

Gasoline consumption from 3.00 to 5.27 litres/100 km
Gasoline consumption from 0.01 to 2.99 litres/100 km
Diesel consumption from 2.58 to 4.54 litres/100 km
Diesel consumption from 0.01 to 2.57 litres/100 km
Low-speed vehicle (LSV) using no fuel
Vehicle, other than an LSV, using no fuel


e) For new keyword ENERGYSOURCE , pertaining to Québec form TP-1029.8.36.EC :

Gas consumption
3.00 - 5.27 litres/100 km
0.01 - 2.99 litres/100 km
Diesel consumption
2.58 - 4.54 litres/100 km
0.01 - 2.57 litres/100 km
LSV (no fuel)
Other vehicle (no fuel)


f) For keyword Sound-Record, pertaining to Québec form CO-1029.8.36.ES (Tax Credit for the Production of Sound Recordings):

Quebec sound recording (before March 20, 2009)
Quebec sound recording (after March 19, 2009)


g) For keyword Cred-Film , pertaining to Québec form CO-1029.8.36.DF (Tax Credit for Film Dubbing - available in French only):

Quebec film dubbing (after March 19, 2009)

Choose this option if you wish to file Quebec CO-1029.8.36.DF form (Tax credit for film dubbing) when the request for a certificate has been presented to the SODEC after March 19, 2009.


h) For keyword Letter-Data, pertaining to the Client letter:

Engagement letter

i) For new keyword PROD-STARTDATE, pertaining to Québec form CO-1029.8.36.SM (Tax Credit for the Production of Performances - available in French only):

Started/first performance before 20/03/09
Started later than 19/03/09 and first perf. after 19/03/09
Started after 19/03/09


j) For new keyword TRAININGEXP , pertaining to the new federal Schedule 490 (Nunavut Business Training Tax Credit):

Total business training expenses
Portion of exp. for employees under NU Land Agreement


k) For keyword Farm-Expense , pertaining to federal form AgriStability/Agri Investment - 2010 Statement A, Corporation/Co-operatives and Special Individuals :

Private insurance premiums for allowable commodities

Deleted options

a) From keyword Repayment :

Assist., benefit or advantage - production costs

b) From keyword SUBMITTING :

Accrual adjusted reference margin worksheet
Accrual to cash - cash to accrual conversions
Perishable commodities worksheet