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Quiz: Recalculations and why amounts change

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1 A recipient's deposit changed in amount and nothing in her federal circumstances changed. What is worth checking? Whether her direct deposit details changed Whether her return was reassessed federally Whether a provincial component combined into the same payment changed, since provincial programs move on provincial budget cycles independently Whether she missed the July recalculation

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2 A recipient's income has fallen this year. When will it affect his payments? From the next quarterly payment From the month following the change Immediately, once he reports the change Not in the current benefit year — entitlement uses income from the tax year before the benefit year begins

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3 A partner's return is reassessed upward for a year already used to calculate benefits. What follows? Benefits are unaffected by reassessments of either partner's return Entitlement changes retroactively, because it is computed from assessed income Nothing until the next July recalculation The change applies from the month of the reassessment onward only

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4 Payments stopped although the recipient's entitlement and filings are all in order. What else can cause this? Payments pause automatically each June before the recalculation Nothing — a stop always reflects an entitlement or filing issue A payment may stop where it cannot be delivered, separately from any change in entitlement Payments stop where the recipient has changed address

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5 What can a recipient do for themselves through CRA's online services? Select all that apply.

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View the income figures used in the calculation View their payment history Change the income figures used in the calculation Estimate entitlement using CRA's child and family benefits calculator View their benefit calculations

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6 A recipient filed two years of overdue returns and asks what happens to the benefits she missed. They are paid retroactively only on application for relief They are generally paid retroactively as a lump sum once the returns are assessed They resume from the current month with no retroactivity They are forfeited for the period the returns were outstanding

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