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If you have a visual impairment, you can get our publications in Braille, large print, or etext (CD or diskette), or on audio cassette or MP3. For details, visit our About multiple formats page or call 1-800-959-2221.

All the information you need to calculate your Northwest Territories tax and credits can be found in the publication called Completing your Northwest Territories forms.

Complete the following forms that apply to you: Form NT428, Northwest Territories Tax, and Form NT479, Northwest Territories Credit, and attach a copy to your return.

What's new for 2006?

The income levels and most of the non-refundable tax credits used to calculate your territorial income tax have changed.

The calculation for the Northwest Territories dividend tax credit has changed and can be found on the Territorial Worksheet.

Form NT428 , Northwest Territories Tax reflects these changes.

Northwest Territories Child Benefit

The Northwest Territories Child Benefit (NWTCB) is a non-taxable monthly payment made to qualifying families with children under age 18. The Territorial Workers' Supplement, part of the NWTCB, is an additional benefit paid to qualifying families with working income who have children under age 18. Benefits are combined with the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) into one monthly payment.

Under the NWTCB, you may be entitled to get a basic benefit of $27.50 per month for each child. Families who have earned income of more than $3,750 may also get the Territorial Workers' Supplement of up to $22.91 per month for one child and up to $29.16 per month for two or more children. Families with net income above $20,921 may get part of the benefit.

There is no need to apply separately to get payments under these programs. We will use the information from your CCTB application to determine your eligibility for the program.

File your tax return - You (and your spouse or common-law partner) should file your 2006 tax return(s) as soon as possible. The information you give on your return(s) will determine how much you will get starting in July 2007.

This program is fully funded by the Northwest Territories. For more information, call 1-800-387-1193.

If you have questions…

If you have questions about the Northwest Territories political contribution or risk capital investment tax credits (shown on Form NT428), or cost of living tax credit (shown on Form NT479), contact:

Treasury Division
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
Box 1320
Yellowknife NT   X1A 2L9

Call: 1-867-920-3470, or 1-800-661-0820

If you have questions about federal and Northwest Territories personal income tax, and all tax credits other than the three NWT tax credits listed above, after you read the General Income Tax and Benefit Guide and the publication called Completing your Northwest Territories forms, call the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) at 1-800-959-8281.

To get forms, visit the CRA Forms and publications page or call 1-800-959-2221.