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- From: nick@sunburn.uwaterloo.ca (Nick Fitzpatrick)
- Subject: Re: Common-law spouses and income tax law
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 03:37:34 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan28.003542.19473@sq.sq.com> dave@lsuc.on.ca (David Sherman) writes:
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- >> Didn't the rules used to be "more than 3 years" if no children were involved?
- >>
- >
- >There are no joint tax returns in Canada, but yes, when it comes
- >to your 1992 return you need to indicate that you're living common law,
- >and when it comes to your 1993 return (filed in April 1994) you will
- >be treated as spouses.
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- >
- >The 3 year rule is for Ontario family law purposes. This rule is
- >for federal income tax purposes.
- >
- I've been wondering about this one . . ., despite the federal
- 1 year congual relationship stuff in the legislation, the tax
- guide simply says "common-law spouse", no definition of common-law
- spouse, no mention that Revenue Canada's definition of common-law
- spouse is any different the normal 3-year definition . . . ., so what
- do they want us to do . . . . . .
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- And then such questions arise, as what if you have been engaged in
- a one-year plus conjugal relationship, with someone who is still legally
- married to some-one else? What if you living in some kind of relationship
- with two members of the opposite sex! And when it comes down to the
- audit, how will Revenue Canada prove that is a conjugal relationship
- if there are no children, will the auditor be accompanied by a
- gynocologist? I mean if someone is telling their family that there
- is "nothing going on", how does Revenue Canada expect to find out . . .
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- Nicholas Fitzpatrick
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