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Quiz: Canada workers benefit

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1 What counts as working income for the Canada workers benefit? All income reported on the return Net income after all deductions Income from employment and business, not including investment or pension income Employment income only

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2 A student enrolled full-time for two terms asks about the Canada workers benefit. What applies? Students are eligible only for the disability supplement Students are excluded in all circumstances A full-time student enrolled for more than 13 weeks in the year is excluded unless they have an eligible dependant Students are always eligible if they have working income

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3 Both partners in a couple are eligible for the disability tax credit. How does that affect their Canada workers benefit claim? Only one may claim the basic amount, but each may claim a disability supplement Only one of them may claim anything at all The disability supplement is unavailable where both partners qualify Each may claim both the basic amount and a disability supplement

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4 A worker received advance payments last year and her circumstances changed. What happens at filing time? Advances are reconciled on the return, and any excess is recovered through the return Excess advances are recovered by withholding future benefit payments only Advances are final and are not reconciled Excess advances are written off if the change was reported

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5 How does the Canada workers benefit behave as income rises? It falls steadily from the first dollar of working income It rises with working income above a threshold, reaches a maximum, then falls as adjusted family net income rises above a second threshold It rises continuously with working income with no upper limit It is flat until an income ceiling, then stops entirely

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6 Where is the Canada workers benefit claimed, and is it taxable? On Schedule 6, and it is included in income It is not claimed; CRA calculates it automatically from the return On Schedule 6 of the T1 return, and it is not taxable On the T1 return directly with no schedule, and it is not taxable

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