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All the information you need to calculate your Saskatchewan income tax and credits is included in Completing your Saskatchewan form. Complete Form SK428, Saskatchewan Tax, and Form SK479, Saskatchewan Credit, and attach a copy to your return.

What's new for 2008?

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

The basic personal amount has increased to $12,945.

The maximum amount for the spouse or common-law partner amount and the amount for eligible dependant have increased to $12,945.

The amount for infirm dependants age 18 years or older, the caregiver amount, and the disability amount have increased to $8,190.

The amount for each dependent child born in 1990 or later has increased to $4,795

The mineral exploration tax credit for individuals who purchase shares from a mining exploration company has been re-introduced for shares purchased after March 31, 2008.

A new refundable tax credit, under the graduate retention program, has been introduced to provide a tuition fee rebate to eligible post-secondary graduates.

The graduate tax exemption program ended in 2007. Only unused credits from 2007 can be claimed.

Form SK428, Saskatchewan Tax, and Form SK479, Saskatchewan Credit, reflect these changes.

Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit (SLITC)

The SLITC (which replaces and enhances the Saskatchewan Sales Tax Credit (SSTC)) is a program designed to help lower-income Saskatchewan residents

For details on the payment amount, visit the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Web site.

The SLITC is combined with the non-taxable quarterly federal goods and services tax (GST) credit into one payment.

To get payments under the SLITC, you (or your spouse or common-law partner) should apply for the GST credit on page 1 of your return.

File your return - You (and your spouse or common-law partner) should file your 2008 return(s) as soon as possible. The information you give on your return(s) will determine how much SLITC you will get starting in July 2009.

The SLITC program is fully funded by the Province of Saskatchewan.

For more information

If you have questions about Saskatchewan income tax and credits, visit the CRA Web site or call the CRA at  1-800-959-8281 .

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

If you have any questions about the labour-sponsored venture capital program or tax credit Slip T2C(SASK.), contact:

Enterprise Saskatchewan
200 - 3085 Albert Street
Regina SK  S4S 0B1

Call:  306-787-8904

If you have any questions about the new graduate retention program tuition rebate, or the previous graduate tax exemption program and the post-secondary graduate tax credit program, contact:

Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education,
Employment and Labour
Student Financial Assistance Branch
Box 650
4635 Wascana Parkway
Regina SK   S4P 3A3

Call:1-800-597-8278 , or 787-5620 (in Regina).