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• What's new for 2002?
• Yukon Child Benefit
• Did you reside on Yukon First Nations settlement land?
• If you have questions…

Information for Residents of Yukon

All the information you need to calculate your Yukon tax and credits is included on the following pages. You will find two copies of Form YT428, Yukon Tax , Form YT432, Yukon First Nations Tax , and Form YT479, Yukon Credits , in this book. Complete the forms that apply to you and attach a copy to your return.

What's new for 2002?

The rates used to calculate your territorial income tax have been reduced.

The applicable rates for the dividend tax credit, overseas employment tax credit, and minimum tax carry-over have been revised.

Form YT428, Yukon Tax , reflects these changes.

Yukon Child Benefit

The Yukon Child Benefit (YCB) is a non-taxable monthly payment to help low- and modest-income families with the cost of raising children under age 18. Benefits are combined with the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) into a single monthly payment.

Under the YCB, you may be entitled to get a benefit of $25 per month for each child. Families with net income above $16,700 may get part of the benefit.

You do not have to apply separately to get payments under this program. We will use the information from the CCTB application to determine your eligibility for the program.

File your tax return - You (and your spouse or common-law partner) should file your 2002 tax return(s) as soon as possible. The information you (and your spouse or common-law partner) give on your return(s) will determine how much you will get starting in July 2003.

This program is funded by Yukon with a contribution from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada on behalf of status Indian children. For more information, call 1-800-387-1193.

Did you reside on Yukon First Nations settlement land?

If you resided on settlement land of an agreeing Yukon First Nation at the end of the year, enter the First Nation name and identification number on page 1 of your return.

Complete Form YT432, Yukon First Nations Tax , to determine the part of federal and territorial tax that is transferred to the Yukon First Nation government responsible for the settlement land where you resided. Attach a completed copy to your paper return.

If you have questions…

If you have questions about Yukon tax credits, contact:

Department of Finance
Government of Yukon
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse YT Y1A 2C6

Call 1-867-667-5343.

If you have questions about Yukon tax and Yukon First Nations tax, contact:

Whitehorse Tax Services Office
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
120 - 300 Main Street
P.O. Box 220
Whitehorse YT Y1A 2B5

Call 1-800-959-8281.
To request forms call 1-800-959-2221.

You will find other telephone numbers listed in the government section of your telephone book. Information is also available at www.ccra.gc.ca/tso on the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency's Web site.

If you are a First Nations Indian, you can call the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency's First Nations information line at 1-800-367-9058.