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To: Minister Chrystia Freeland, Minister Kamal Khera
Make the CDB non-reportable for taxes!
Make the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) non-reportable for taxes so that recipients can keep more money in their pocket!
Why is this important?
Dear Minister Freeland and Minister Khera,
We, the undersigned, believe that people with disabilities deserve to live with dignity. This is why we are asking for the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) to be made non-reportable for taxes.
If the CDB has to be reported at tax time (even if recipients do not have to pay taxes on it), it may be used to calculate eligibility for other federal benefits and credits. This could result in clawbacks. If the federal government cannot guarantee that their own benefits and credits won't be clawed back by the CDB, how can they expect the provinces and territories to not claw the CDB back from their social assistance programs?
We are asking that the Income Tax Act be modified to treat the CDB like the Canada Child Benefit by making the CDB non-reportable for taxes and excluding it from Adjusted Family Net Income. Benefits of doing so include:
-No clawbacks of federal benefits or credits for CDB recipients
-Less likelihood of the CDB being clawed back by provincial and territorial social assistance
-Reduced stress for CDB recipients at tax time because they don't have to report it on their tax return
-A show of good will from the federal government towards the Disability community, who have waited so long (and are still waiting!) for the CDB.
Thank you for considering this request.
Sincerely,
We, the undersigned, believe that people with disabilities deserve to live with dignity. This is why we are asking for the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) to be made non-reportable for taxes.
If the CDB has to be reported at tax time (even if recipients do not have to pay taxes on it), it may be used to calculate eligibility for other federal benefits and credits. This could result in clawbacks. If the federal government cannot guarantee that their own benefits and credits won't be clawed back by the CDB, how can they expect the provinces and territories to not claw the CDB back from their social assistance programs?
We are asking that the Income Tax Act be modified to treat the CDB like the Canada Child Benefit by making the CDB non-reportable for taxes and excluding it from Adjusted Family Net Income. Benefits of doing so include:
-No clawbacks of federal benefits or credits for CDB recipients
-Less likelihood of the CDB being clawed back by provincial and territorial social assistance
-Reduced stress for CDB recipients at tax time because they don't have to report it on their tax return
-A show of good will from the federal government towards the Disability community, who have waited so long (and are still waiting!) for the CDB.
Thank you for considering this request.
Sincerely,