Question: Ms . Shelly Smith is a 4 8 - year - old widow who works as a course assistant at a local college. In 2

Ms. Shelly Smith is a 48-year-old widow who works as a course assistant at a local college. In 2024 her salary is $75,000 from which her employer withheld the following amounts: RPP contributions $ 2,960 EI premiums 1,049 CPP contributions 4,056 Disability insurance premium 205 Income tax 27,500 Ms. Smith pays one-half of the total disability insurance premium to the group plan, with her employer paying the balance. The plan provides periodic benefits that compensate for lost employment income. She began making payments in 2022 and made payments of $200 in 2022, $250 in 2023, and $205 in 2024. In 2024, because of an extended illness, she received benefits of $5,600. In addition to her salary, her employer provides her with a monthly allowance of $400 for maintaining an office in her home. This office is her principal work location. The office occupies 15% of her home including a component for common areas following the methodology acceptable to the CRA, and, in 2024, the expenses of the home were as follows: Interest on mortgage $ 4,200 Municipal property tax 2,750 Electricity and water 1,340 Maintenance and repairs 1,800 Home insurance 820 Ms. Smith was the author of a popular series of novels that had many devoted followers impatiently waiting for the next book. For 2024, the details of her business were as follows: Book royalties ($75,000 were paid in February 2024, the remainder was paid in December 2024) $212,000 Assistants fees 36,000 Research purchases (Note 1)2,250 Promotional travel expenses (Note 2)14,850 Business cell phone charges 600 Purchase of new office furniture 8,400 Purchase of new desktop and laptop equipment 8,000 Purchase of new iPad Pro 1,800 Office supplies 3,480 Note 1 Ms. Smith had been approached to write a movie or mini-series based on her books. To prepare, she purchased access to TV series and movies that were similar to her books. She viewed all of her purchases and made many notes for a pilot episode for a new series. She gave them all away to be sold at the local high schools fundraising sale. Note 2- Ms. Smiths publisher reimbursed her 100% for her travel expenses. She was very popular at book fairs and book readings and her public appearances always resulted in a major increase in sales. Ms. Smith has two children and they both live with her. Her daughter, Amy, is 19 years old and, in 2024, she was in full-time attendance at the local university for eight months of the year. Her 2024 tuition fees of $8,200 were paid by Ms. Smith. Amy has net income and taxable income of $7,300 for 2024. She has agreed to transfer the maximum amount of her tuition credit to her mother. Her son, Mark, is 23 years old and volunteers at a local youth centre. Although he has a physical infirmity, it is not severe enough to qualify for the disability tax credit. Mark had no income in 2024 since he works on a volunteer basis for a non-profit organization that provides services to individuals with disabilities. The familys medical expenses, all of which have been paid by Ms. Smith, were as follows: Ms. Smith $ 962 Amy 2,450 Mark 8,600 Total medical expenses $12,012 At the beginning of 2024, Ms. Smith owns two residential rental properties, both purchased in 1999. On January 1,2024, the UCC of property A was $156,000. The cost of property A was $245,000, including $40,000 for the land and $205,000 for the building. Property B had a cost of $426,000, including $100,000 for the land and $326,000 for the building. The UCC balance of property B at January 1,2024, was $276,000. On June 1,2024, property A was sold for $201,000, including $40,000 for the land and $161,000 for the building. On that same date, a new residential rental property was purchased at a cost of $322,000, including $75,000 for the land and $247,000 for the building. In 2024, Ms. Smith received rents of $42,000 and had rental expenses, other than CCA, of $32,500. Ms. Smith owns shares of Canadian public corporations that paid eligible dividends of $9,300 and non-eligible dividends of $2,930. in 2024. She also owns shares in a foreign corporation that paid dividends of C$5,600. The government in the foreign country withheld income tax of $840, giving Ms. Smith a net amount of $4,760. Ms. Smith also owns shares of a private corporation (XYZ Corp) which she inherited from her husband. During the year, the corporation realized capital gains of $136,000 and capital losses of $35,000. Last year, the corporation also received life insurance proceeds upon the death of Mr. Smith. Total proceeds received were $750,000. The life insurance policy has an adjusted cost base of $5,000. There have been no other transactions impacting the corporations capital dividend account. XYZ Corp intends to pay the maximum capital dividend possible to Ms. Smith.
Calculate XYZ Corps capital dividend account balance. Ms. Smith like to know the personal tax implications of receiving this capital dividend

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