Good news for the military. When you're away from Canada, sometimes for years, they still collected income tax from you. The Ontario rate was levied. This change was long overdue.
Canadian military personnel no longer have to pay income tax when deployed on international operations
David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance has outlined changes that have been brought in for income tax and the Canadian Forces. What this means in practical terms, he pointed out, is that soon military personnel will no longer have to pay income tax while deployed on named international operations.
Here are more details from the message Vance sent to military personnel:
Here’s how it will work: CAF members who deployed outside of Canada on a named international operational mission since 1 January 2017 are eligible for income tax relief. This means they will be refunded the income tax they paid during the period of their deployment via their 2017 income tax submission to CRA. For those deploying after 1 January 2018, the military pay system will automatically calculate the income tax to be withheld (if any).
Importantly, this new measure de-links tax relief from risk levels, and raises the eligible deduction from income up to and including the maximum pay incentive level of Lieutenant Colonel (General Specification Officers – GSO). For those on missions in 2017 already eligible for tax relief, this change in pay incentive levels will also be captured through your 2017 tax return.
Commander MILPERSCOM will soon be issuing a CANFORGEN to provide further technical details, and in the coming days, your respective chains of command will communicate more information on how these tax relief measures apply specifically to you.
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Canadian military personnel no longer have to pay income tax when deployed on international operations
David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance has outlined changes that have been brought in for income tax and the Canadian Forces. What this means in practical terms, he pointed out, is that soon military personnel will no longer have to pay income tax while deployed on named international operations.
Here are more details from the message Vance sent to military personnel:
Here’s how it will work: CAF members who deployed outside of Canada on a named international operational mission since 1 January 2017 are eligible for income tax relief. This means they will be refunded the income tax they paid during the period of their deployment via their 2017 income tax submission to CRA. For those deploying after 1 January 2018, the military pay system will automatically calculate the income tax to be withheld (if any).
Importantly, this new measure de-links tax relief from risk levels, and raises the eligible deduction from income up to and including the maximum pay incentive level of Lieutenant Colonel (General Specification Officers – GSO). For those on missions in 2017 already eligible for tax relief, this change in pay incentive levels will also be captured through your 2017 tax return.
Commander MILPERSCOM will soon be issuing a CANFORGEN to provide further technical details, and in the coming days, your respective chains of command will communicate more information on how these tax relief measures apply specifically to you.
The rest here:
Canadian military personnel no longer have to pay income tax when deployed on international operations | Ottawa Citizen
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