John Ingles has provided you with the following information related to his various investment holdings as of

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John Ingles has provided you with the following information related to his various investment holdings as of December 31, 2012.
Interest earned on joint bank account with his spouse (spouse contributes equally)......... $ 2,000
Interest earned on his investment account (not joint) with his investment broker................ 800
Interest earned on 2011 personal income tax assessment.............................................450
Interest on short-term investments:
$20,000 term deposit taken out November 30, 2012 (interest at maturity in six months)
Accrued interest from December 1 to December 31, 2012........................................... 85
$200,000 GIC purchased November 1, 2011 (interest payable at maturity on October 31, 2014)
Accrued interest from November 1, 2011 to October 31, 2012 .................................16,000
Accrued interest from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012...................................16,214
Government of Canada Treasury Bills purchased for $9,009 on January 3, 2012
Amount received on maturity on December 31, 2012.............................................10,000
Cash dividends received from investment in common shares of Canadian resident public corporations..............................................................................................24,000
Cash dividends received from common shares in US corporations (net of $3,000 of foreign withholding taxes; all in Canadian dollars).........................................................17,000
John Ingles has provided you with the following information related

Interest expenses paid during 2012:
Interest on bank line of credit used for investing in shares described above.......$50,000
Interest on loan to acquire an automobile for his daughter for her 18th birth-
day .............................................................................................3,200
Interest on a parcel of vacant land (purchased in 2007, the land does not
generate any income)........................................................................10,000
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Prepare a calculation of John's property income. Comment on the income tax implications of items not included in your calculations.

Line of Credit
A line of credit (LOC) is a preset borrowing limit that can be used at any time. The borrower can take money out as needed until the limit is reached, and as money is repaid, it can be borrowed again in the case of an open line of credit. A LOC is...
Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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Introduction To Federal Income Taxation In Canada

ISBN: 9781554965021

33rd Edition

Authors: Robert E. Beam, Stanley N. Laiken, James J. Barnett

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