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阿尔伯塔省政府消息,本省居民将在2006年1月份开始陆续收到政府寄来的支票。收到支票的人必须是2005年9月1日之前成为阿尔伯塔居民,并且已经报了2004年的税。每个人收到的$400将不用上税,总额在$13亿到$14亿之间。
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4 `: C; V4 h; \: B3 B# i3 b罪犯将不会收到支票。支票不会寄给孩子,但是孩子的第一看护者(通常是孩子的母亲)将收到支票。如果在2004年报税之后搬家了,请打电话1-800-959-8281进行地址更改,否则将不会收到支票。一些常见问题请参考如下内容:2 z& A+ ~; x! Y; U- V6 l k
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0 V. W; l- R; H7 mHow much is the rebate worth per person?
+ J1 r9 L& F0 `" _/ Q3 l+ J2 [The rebate will be $400 per person. / f7 ~3 f3 Q' \$ F' q3 Z
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Will the rebates be taxed?
2 }0 k/ r L% B' }The rebates will not be subject to provincial or federal income taxes.- m9 ^4 r+ E2 S. z
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Who will qualify for the rebates?5 C! g y$ o* m& C% Z1 m
Residents who are 18 years of age as of December 2005 and who have filed a 2004 tax return and are a resident of Alberta as of September 1, 2005 are eligible to receive a rebate.
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Will children receive cheques?. v* D# p1 ]4 R) J; z$ O0 ~! Y9 b
No. The rebates for children under 18 will be included on the cheque of the person listed as primary caregiver for the purposes of the Canada Child Tax Benefit, in most cases the mother.( I; [ i: x; _3 k8 b/ {/ D
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Who will not qualify for the rebates?3 R6 C/ l+ e- O( ]
People convicted of a crime and incarcerated in prison as of September 1, 2005 will not be eligible for the rebate. : n6 n# H# y, X6 w9 X# ~0 ~0 P
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How much of the increased revenue is being distributed through rebates?: ?* @% b9 G4 z4 m2 B* h
The rebate portion is expected to be worth between $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion. The majority of the additional resource revenue dollars will go to help pay for capital projects and increasing the province's savings.
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/ Y2 r+ E3 C. `: P; @If the surplus turns out to be bigger at the end of the year than you are currently forecasting, will there be another round of cheques?
% Y5 J3 K1 k& r6 O2 ^4 j! Z/ `Government designated a dollar amount now so we don't have to wait for the final audited tally in June 2006 to provide a rebate. At this point, it's a "one-time" program reflecting the unexpected increase in revenue. ! I+ i& F* v* c2 N5 P
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When will the cheques be distributed?
5 i8 o0 L5 \* o' c. R3 ]4 UThe Canada Revenue Agency is expected to issue the rebate cheques to Albertans in January 2006. There will be supplementary runs starting in March 2006 to handle special situations. J2 g/ t" |/ x5 h, p0 \+ b, E4 Z
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How much will it cost to administer?
: F- P/ l" Y1 Z/ U1 D* nThe estimated cost is about $10 million - less than one per cent of the total program cost.
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/ O2 D0 T' y* o- m% @% bAre the rebates subject to deductions by maintenance enforcement, tax debts, or student debts?
! E0 u9 @) ~; M, @) e% ?7 ~Deductions on the rebates will only be made for money owing under Maintenance Enforcement but not other debts.
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4 i Y% k' H5 ]" u6 o) uWill the rebates result in claw-backs from provincial programs like AISH, Seniors Benefits, student loans or grants?
6 c0 P" |. l. y6 {The rebates will not affect the benefits Albertans receive through provincial assistance programs. 3 r) r2 O0 p3 f! c
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I moved after filing my 2004 tax return. How do I make sure the government has my address?
! ]/ g% { [- s; Z5 H5 q% CYou can notify the Canada Revenue Agency of a change of address at 1-800-959-8281.
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$ }3 c( S9 p' Y: b( OI haven't filed my 2004 tax return. Is there any way I can still receive the rebate?
1 d" x* }, o5 n5 F4 Z$ _! \You can still receive a rebate as long as you file a 2004 return by December 31, 2006. A copy of the 2004 tax return form is available online at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/formspubs/t1general/alberta-e.html. You will receive a rebate, but it will not arrive in the January 2006 cheque run. ! U) N J! w" f+ G1 r& Q M
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+ E3 w% i. h! H' W9 H1 w) p: THow do I make sure I receive rebates for my children?2 N s& r, a# O% N4 A! t
Children whose families already receive the monthly Canada Child Tax Benefit or the Alberta Family Employment Tax Credit will automatically qualify for the Alberta 2005 Resource Rebate. & Y, F: v+ G6 h" ?# R. s0 Q
If you have never registered your children for the Canada Child Tax Benefit, you should do so by completing an application available online at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/rc66/README.html2 ]' _- T3 N' F. R
Parents who have not registered their children in time to receive the payment by January will receive a payment for the children at a later date. To avoid delays in processing your application, please include a copy of your child's birth certificate for children one year old and up. \' S1 x+ E1 R" V; X+ W! p& M( S
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3 i2 u3 y7 h o! O, Q" yIf a couple is divorced, who will receive the rebates for the children?
# G* f0 L9 \0 w" wChildren's rebates will be paid to their primary caregiver for the month of January 2006. L8 i6 |5 s2 P. ]0 ?
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If children are in foster homes, custody care, or otherwise in the care of the province, who receives the rebates for the children?& J. J1 |: n- z- O# x# R
Generally, children under the care of the province will be eligible for their rebate plus interest from Children's Services once they turn 18, though there may be special circumstances.8 F- f) S6 A* i1 J* O/ z
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0 \6 Y1 [: L- S) fIf children are in the care of other relatives but not in the care of the province, who receives the rebates for the children?5 v' G) _- B5 u. \" c7 w; ~4 S
Rebates for children living with relatives or others, but not under the care of the province, will be sent to the person listed as the primary caregiver for the purposes of the Canada Child Tax Benefit.
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# Y$ f+ ]/ X, ` C/ C9 W3 GHow do parents of children born after September 1, 2005 receive a rebate for that child?$ X' L% z, l9 l c V
Parents of children born late in the year will receive a delayed payment for that child as long as they have registered for the Canada Child Tax Benefit.! @ Y4 p: e( L' }& `; ~6 U
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Will Alberta students studying outside the province receive rebates?
5 v" w9 l' S* u8 D, Z; ^( y. C+ p2 ]Alberta students studying in another province are still eligible for the rebate program. They may need to contact the Canada Revenue Agency at 1-800-959-8281 in order to receive a rebate.
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; b+ H9 Y- Q4 K. o, j5 l& ] pWill students from other provinces studying in Alberta receive the cheques?
- z* A0 Z$ l6 V3 M f. kOut-of-province students studying in Alberta who filed 2004 returns in their home province will not be considered Alberta residents. $ L) K# w6 o% @) }- ]! I
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Will recent immigrants to Alberta from outside of Canada receive rebates?/ `' E. ] R$ ^0 H1 [
Immigrants who filed a 2004 Canadian tax return will see rebates. Immigrants who are Permanent Residents but were not able to file a 2004 tax return will receive a rebate at a later date so long as they were resident in Alberta on September 1, 2005.# G5 t" S. b4 A; Z
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9 R5 E; z3 Q W8 zWill Albertans living away from the province temporarily receive the cheque?1 D9 m! W3 M8 c r4 t9 u) U! U
It is intended that all Albertans receive the cheque. For example, military personnel who live in Alberta but are away on duty would receive the rebate.
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8 n( d. ]' Q& dHow will the homeless receive their cheques?
, v- [5 N( V$ b0 j& C+ NWe will be working with inner city agencies to determine how to best distribute the rebate to people with no fixed address. |
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