It would be fair to say that the gross-up factor and the dividend tax credit mechanism no longer reflected the federal or average provincial rate that applied to non-eligible dividends.
Director, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
It would be fair to say that the gross-up factor and the dividend tax credit mechanism no longer reflected the federal or average provincial rate that applied to non-eligible dividends.
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