CCTB Question

[KeepSmiling]

When you split the CCTB - is each parent's entitlement based on their respective incomes?

So ... if Mom is eligible to receive for 6 months based on her income of 60,000, what if Dad's income is 200,000? His household income is too high to get the CCTB - does no one get it for the other 6 months then?

[dadtotheend]

Yes, that's right.

[KeepSmiling]

That's not really "advertised" by the CRA - do they say somewhere "you are entitled to half the CCTB, haha, gotcha, no you're not".

[blinkandimgone]

Well they do say you're entitled to APPLY for it and typically reference amounts you MAY be entitled to recieve. They have a handy little tool here for calculating how much you'd likely get before applying:

Child and family benefits calculators

[KeepSmiling]

cool - thanks - something for me to play with on a Sunday morning

[dadtotheend]

something for me to play with on a Sunday morning

As tempting as it is, I'm going to let that one go.

[blinkandimgone]

LMAO! I was gonna say.....

something else to play with on a sunday morning

[KeepSmiling]

Corn porn !!!!!!!!

[KeepSmiling]

So ... got a little distracted there ....

just curious now ... if Mom has been receiving CCTB and now custody moves to 50/50 and Dad decides to apply for CCTB, even though he knows he will get nothing, does Mom lose 6 months of CCTB?

[dadtotheend]

Yes, she doesn't get it for the other six months. But I wouldn't say she lost it, since she never had it.

[KeepSmiling]

Very true - She will not continue to receive it

[NBDad]

Total grey area, not "currently" enforced. Might be a bargaining chip if needed. (mind you any agreements respective to the CCTB aren't binding, the court has NO jurisdiction over them).

Applying for it can be construed as a "prick move" and can add to an already volatile situation. Once it's done, it's NOT easily undone except by a change of custody. Especially if the other party has not kept their address updated with CRA.

[hockeydad]

so in a shared 50 / 50 arrangement of one spouse claims all the kids for tax purposes but ccra is aware of the shared arrangement does it affect the CCTC?

[dadtotheend]

If the CRA becomes aware of a shared parenting situation they will prospectively change the CTB to shared between the two parties.

[KeepSmiling]

If the CRA becomes aware of a shared parenting situation they will prospectively change the CTB to shared between the two parties.

Have you ever seen them do this?