Last updated: January 13 2014

Easily Determine Total Taxes Payable

The Income Tax Estimator is a simple, one-page calculator that will help you quickly and accurately determine the total income, net income, taxable income, non-refundable credits, and taxes payable for either a single taxpayer or a couple. Federal GST/HST Credits and Child Tax Benefit amounts are also estimated.

 

 

CALCULATOR BENEFITS:
  • Estimate tax liability for prior year adjustments or current year capital gains, bonuses, etc.
  • Use both columns for one taxpayer to view a side-by-side comparison of two scenarios
  • Determine whether taxpayers are subject to clawbacks for the age amount or old age security
  • Estimate the tax savings from proposed RRSP contributions or charitable donations
CALCULATOR COMPONENTS AND FEATURES:
  • The calculator allows input for tax years from 2004 to 2014 allowing you to quickly estimate the tax liability for
    • prior returns that have not been filed,
    • adjustments to prior filed returns,
    • the current tax year without loading income tax software, or
    • the coming year
  • Print a summary report showing all relevant income, deduction, and credit lines for your client
  • Determine the effects of pension income splitting with a single click of your mouse
  • Save the current scenario and recall at a later time to do “what-if” scenarios

See the calculator in use here, with an example and illustrations.