The following information applies to Tammy Taxpayer, employed by Time Travellers Ltd. (a Canadian Controlled Private Corporation).
Question:
The following information applies to Tammy Taxpayer, employed by Time Travellers Ltd. (a Canadian Controlled Private Corporation).
Gross salary | $110,000 |
Bonus | 50,000 |
Bonus based on Tammy’s hard work negotiating contracts on behalf of the company (of which $15,000 was received on December 25, 2019 and the remainder will be received on January 15, 2020)
During 2019, Time Travellers withheld the following amounts from her gross salary:
Registered Pension Plan | $6,000 |
Charitable Donations – United Way | 2,000 |
Federal and Provincial Income Taxes | 28,750 |
- Tammy’s employer made a $6,000 matching contribution to her registered pension plan.
- Travelling expenses for a 3 week trip for Tammy were reimbursed by Time Traveller. The cost of the entire trip was $3,000. Tammy spend one week attending a business conference and the other two weeks she stayed on as a vacation
- Time Traveller provided Tammy with a Mercedes Benz, which she used for 10 months of the year for work and pleasure. The following pertains to her automobile usage:
Monthly lease payment | $800 |
Kilometers driven for employment purposes | 29,000 kms |
Total kilometers driven during the year | 32,000 kms |
Operating costs paid by the employer | $4,300 |
- Tammy was required to pay professional association dues of $1,500 for the year.
- Tammy incurred the following expenses while on company business trips throughout the year:
Hotel accommodations | $3,500 |
Airline fare | 6,400 |
Meals | 2,300 |
All of these expenses were charged to Tammy’s personal credit card and reimbursed by the employer.
- Tammy was awarded a Shirley Elford glass sculpture, valued at $900, for exceeding her sales targets by 20%.
- Tammy was given one of the limited underground parking spots in her building. The cost of the parking spot is $1,500 and is paid by Time Travellers Ltd.
- Tammy exercised her stock options in 2019. She acquired 2,000 shares on August 1, 2019 for $15 per share when the shares were trading for $22 per share. The options were granted in 2018, when the shares were trading for $14 per share. On November 1, 2019, Tammy sold her shares for $25 per share.
- Time Travellers paid $300 for Tammy’s income tax preparation.
REQUIRED:
Calculate the amount that would be included in calculation of Tammy Taxpayer’s Net Employment Income for taxation purposes for the 2019 taxation year.
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0132162302
1st edition
Authors: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella