Credits
Amounts subtracted from the tax itself, after it has been worked out.
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T4 boxes 44 to 56: dues, donations and pension adjustment
Boxes 44, 46, 50, 52, 55 and 56 of a T4 cover union dues, payroll charitable donations, your pension plan number, the pension adjustment and Quebec parental insurance.T4 slipDeductionsCreditsCPP contributions on your return
Your CPP contributions are split on the T1: the base part is a credit on line 30800 and the enhanced part, with all of CPP2, is a deduction on line 22215.CPP and EICreditsDeductionsEI premiums on your return
Employment Insurance premiums in box 18 of your T4 become a non-refundable credit on line 31200. Two jobs in one year can push you over the maximum.CPP and EICreditsTax already taken offDeductions Hypertax handles
A deduction lowers the income your tax is worked out on. The pension, RRSP, union dues, CPP and moving-expense deductions Hypertax can claim on a T1.DeductionsCreditsWhat Hypertax coversCredits Hypertax handles
A credit comes off the tax itself. This page lists the credits Hypertax can claim on a Canadian T1, the ones it refuses, and why a benefit is not a credit.CreditsDeductionsWhat Hypertax covers