ARCHIVED - 5007-PC Information for Residents of Manitoba

All the information you need to calculate your Manitoba tax and credits is on the following pages. You will find two copies of Form MB428, Manitoba Tax, and Form MB479, Manitoba Credits, along with the instructions on how to complete them. Complete the forms that apply to you, and attach a copy to your return.

What's new for 2000?

The way you calculate your Manitoba tax has changed. It is no longer a percentage of federal income tax. Instead, you calculate it directly on your taxable income (line 260 of your return), the same way that you calculate your federal tax, but using Manitoba's own income tax rates. Form MB428, Manitoba Tax, reflects this change.

The property tax credit has increased by $75 for all Manitoba households.

The former cost of living tax credit is now called the personal tax credit.

Manitoba tax credit programs

You have to file claims for Manitoba tax credits within three years of the end of the tax year to which they relate.

Even if you do not have to pay tax, you may be entitled to the personal tax credit, the property tax credit, the school tax credit for homeowners, and the learning tax credit. To claim these credits, attach a completed Form MB479, Manitoba Credits, to your return.

Manitoba school tax assistance

You may qualify for some school tax assistance if you were 55 or older at the end of the year and your family net income was less than $23,800.

If you were a homeowner, see details on page 7 in the section called "Completing your Manitoba Forms." If you qualify, calculate your claim on Form MB479, Manitoba Credits.

If you were a tenant, you have to apply directly to the Manitoba Housing Authority Client Services Branch. You can contact them at 945-2611 or toll free at 1-800-282-8069. You do not qualify for school tax assistance if you are a tenant living in government-subsidized or non-profit housing.

Refund of Manitoba income tax and surtax

After we assess your return, you may be entitled to a refund of these taxes if you claimed medical expenses of more than $2,500 on line 332 of your return, you declared a capital gain as a result of a forced disposition of farm properties (foreclosures, repossessions, quitclaims), or you were a member of a religious order and took a vow of perpetual poverty.

If this is your situation, please wait until you receive your 2000 Notice of Assessment before you contact the Manitoba Tax Assistance Office for details.

If you have questions…

If you have questions about Manitoba tax and credits, contact:

Manitoba Tax Assistance Office
Room 309, Norquay Building
401 York Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 0P8

Winnipeg, call 948-2115
Outside Winnipeg, call toll free 1-800-782-0771

If you have other questions, contact:

Winnipeg Tax Services Office
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
325 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 4T4
Call toll free 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 and on the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency's Web site at: www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/tso/.

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