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Specified investment flow-through (SIFT) trust income tax calculations
 
SIFT trusts must provide the applicable information contained in the following charts below. Print this page and attach a completed copy to your T3 return.
The trust must also answer the following 3 questions:
1. Does the trust qualify as a Mutual Fund trust?
2. Has the trust issued any new equity to replace debt that was existing on October 31, 2006? If so, provide details
3. Has the trust issued new equity in satisfaction of the exercise by another person or partnership of a right in place on October 31, 2006 to exchange an
interest in a partnership, or a share of a corporation, for that new equity? If so, provide details.
 
Chart 1 – Taxable SIFT distributions
 
Taxable income (line 43 of the T3 return)   Line A
 
Non-deductible distribution amount 473 • ÷ 1* % Line B
   
Taxable SIFT trust distributions (line A or B, whichever is less) 57 • Line C
 
     
   Note
Ensure the non-deductible distributions amount that is deemed to be dividends received by the beneficiaries from a taxable Canadian corporation has been
included in the allocation of dividends on T3 Schedule 9, but has not been deducted at line 28 of the T3 return.
 
     
 
Chart 2 – SIFT trust tax calculation
 
Taxable income (line A, Chart 1)   x 33 % Line A
Taxable SIFT trust distributions (Line C, Chart 1)   x 2* % Line B
   
Tax payable by SIFT trust (line A plus line B) 11080• Line C
 
Chart 3 – Provincial or territorial taxable income
 
Taxable income (line A, Chart 1)   Line A
Taxable SIFT trust distributions (Line C, Chart 1)   Line B
   
Provincial or territorial taxable income (line A minus line B) 58 • = Line C
 
Enter the amount from line C on line 1 of the trust's T3 provincial or territorial tax form.
 
Chart 4 – Adjusted net income
 
Net Income (from line 32 of the T3 return)   Line A
Taxable SIFT trust distributions (line C, Chart 1)   Line B
   
Adjusted net income (line A minus line B)   = Line C
 
Use the amount from line C in the place of net income when applicable for calculating the following amounts:
 
•  foreign tax credits on Form T3PFT, T3 Provincial or Territorial Foreign Tax Credit
 
•  capital gains refunds on Form T184, Capital Gains Refund for a Mutual Fund Trust
 
•  net income allocations to multiple jurisdictions on Form T3MJ, Provincial and Territorial Taxes - Multiple Jurisdictions.
When calculating the refundable Quebec abatement on Form T3MJ, use the trust's net income
 
Chart 5 – Adjusting the gross-up amount of eligible dividends kept or not designated by a SIFT trust
 
Enter the amount from Line 949, Part A, of T3 Schedule 9   Line A
The designated amount of taxable dividends deemed to have been an eligible dividend received by a beneficiary of
a SIFT trust. (field 473, Chart 1)   Line B
   
Line A minus line B 8241 • = Line C
 
Enter this amount on line 19 of T3 Schedule 8

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Chart 6 – Refundable Quebec abatement
 
Net provincial income (line 32 of the T3 return minus line B of Chart 3)   Line 1
Total net income (line 32 of the T3 return)   Line 2
   
Line 1 divided by line 2   = Line 3
Enter the amount from line 20 of T3 Schedule 11 or,
if the trust is subject to minimum tax, the amount from line 51 of T3 Schedule 12   Line 4
   
Enter the amount from line 3   x Line 5
   
Multiply line 4 by line 5   = Line 6
   
Rate for refundable Quebec abatement   x 16.5% = Line 7
   
Refundable Quebec abatement (multiply line 6 by line 7)   = Line 8
 
Enter the amount from line 8 on line 50 of the T3 return
     
   Note
If the trust has income in multiple jurisdictions, calculate any refundable Quebec abatement for the trust on Form T3MJ, Provincial and Territorial Taxes –
Multiple Jurisdictions.
 
     
 
Footnotes
 
1. Enter the rate determined by the following formula:
1 minus (net corporate income tax rate + provincial or territorial SIFT tax part)
The amount on line 29 of the T3 return must be equal to or greater than the non-deductible distributions amount.
2. Enter the amount determined by the following formula:
net corporate income tax rate + provincial or territorial SIFT tax part - 33%
Enter the amount from line C on line 9 of T3SCH11, Federal Income Tax
3. Enter the appropriate provincial or territorial SIFT tax part.
The amount from line D is included in line C; this amount is calculated for statistical purposes only.
Do not enter it on the T3 return or schedules
 
Fore SIFT calcaulation related tax rates and more information about the calcautions, please visit Specified investment flow-through (SIFT) trust income tax calculations