Troops serving in Kuwait lose major tax exemption | CTV News

Military | 207362 hits | Feb 11 12:40 pm | Posted by: Freakinoldguy

Canadian troops critical to the fight against ISIS have lost a major tax break that had saved them more than $9,000 each over the course of a six-month tour.

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by Freakinoldguy
Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:43 pm
Typical Liberal Logic when dealing with the Military.
by herbie
Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:58 am
I don't think the Libs are the ones behind it. The pigheads at Revenue Canada come up with shit all by themselves. They're probably the ones prodding the Libs to tax medical premiums as well.
by Wolf1412
Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:01 am
This was based on policy and nothing more. When the troops moved into Kuwait the area was rated as a level 3 environment. All level 3's and above are tax exempt on allowances (Foreign Service, Hazard, Hardship) that is allowances only, regular income is always taxed as per CRA guidelines.

It was deemed that Kuwait does not rate a level 3 which was dropped to a level 2. Once dropped below 3 all your extra allowances become taxable income. Have done 3 international postings and 6 operational deployments and this has been the norm for years.

Piss poor reporting and lack of knowledge is the only thing that is happening here.

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