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Canada Revenue Agency
Protected B when completed
T2 SCH 55 E (19)
Schedule 55
Code 0606
Part III.1 Tax on Excessive Eligible Dividend Designations (2006 and later
tax years)
Corporation's name ^
Business number ^
Tax year-end (Year/Month/Day) ^
- Every corporation resident in Canada that pays a taxable dividend (other
than a capital gains dividend within the meaning assigned by subsection
130.1(4) or 131(1)) in the tax year must file this schedule.
- Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPC) and deposit insurance
corporations (DIC) must complete Part 1 of this schedule All other
corporations must complete Part 2.
- Every corporation that has paid an eligible dividend must also file
Schedule 53, General Rate Income Pool (GRIP) Calculation, or Schedule 54, Low
Rate Income Pool (LRIP) Calculation, whichever is applicable.
- File the schedules with your T2 Corporation Income Tax Return no later than
six months from the end of the tax year.
- All legislative references are to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax
Regulations.
- Subsection 89(1) defines the terms eligible dividend, excessive eligible
dividend designation, general rate income pool, and low rate income pool.
- The calculations in Part 1 and Part 2 do not apply if the excessive
eligible dividend designation arises from the application of paragraph (c) of
the definition of excessive eligible dividend designation in subsection
89(1)This paragraph applies when an eligible dividend is paid to artificially
maintain or increase the GRIP or to artificially maintain or decrease the
LRIP.
Do not use this area
Part 1 - Canadian-controlled private corporations and deposit insurance
corporations
Line 100: Total taxable dividends paid in the tax year ^
Line 150: Total eligible dividends paid in the tax year ^
Line 160: GRIP at the end of the tax year (line 590 of Schedule 53) (if
negative, enter "0") ^
Line A: Excessive eligible dividend designation (line 150minusline 160) ^
Line 180: Excessive eligible dividend designations elected under subsection
185.1(2) to be treated as ordinary dividends* ^
Line B: Subtotal (amount A minus line 180) ^
Line 190: Part III.1 tax on excessive eligible dividend designations - CCPC
or DIC(amount B multiplied by 20%) ^
Enter the amount from line 190 on line 710 of the T2 return.
Part 2 - Other corporations
Line 200: Total taxable dividends paid in the tax year ^
Line C: Total excessive eligible dividend designations in the tax year
(amount A of Schedule 54) ^
Line 280: Excessive eligible dividend designations elected under subsection
185.1(2) to be treated as ordinary dividends* ^
Line D: Subtotal (amount C minus line 280) ^
Line 290: Part III.1 tax on excessive eligible dividend designations - Other
corporations(amount D multiplied by 20%) ^
Enter the amount from line 290 on line 710 of the T2 return.
* You can elect to treat all or part of your excessive eligible dividend
designation as a separate taxable dividend in order to eliminate or reduce
the Part III.1 tax otherwise payable You must file the election on or before
the day that is 90 days after the day the notice of assessment for Part III.1
tax was sent We will accept an election before the assessment of the tax.
