Prince Edward Island's budget implementation bill received Royal Assent on November 17, 2021. Bill 37 includes all of the tax measures that were introduced in the province's 2021 budget, including a decrease in P.E.I.'s small business corporate income tax rate to 1% (from 2%) effective January 1, 2022. The bill also includes a consequential decrease to the non-eligible dividend tax credit, among other personal tax measures.
The small business corporate income tax rate reduction is considered enacted for U.S. GAAP purposes, as of November 17, 2021 (the date the bill received Royal Assent). The tax rate reduction of the small business corporate income tax rate was considered substantively enacted under IFRS and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprise on October 26, 2021, the date the bill received first reading (as Prince Edward Island has a majority government).
Personal tax measures
P.E.I. Bill 37 also includes personal tax measures announced in the province's 2021 budget to:
- Increase the basic personal income tax exemption amount to $11,250 (from $10,500), effective January 1, 2022
- Increase the low-income threshold to $20,000 (from $19,000), effective January 1, 2022.
In addition, the bill includes a decrease to the provincial non-eligible dividend tax credit to 1.30% (from 1.96%), effective January 1, 2022. As a result, the combined top marginal rate on non-eligible dividends for P.E.I. residents in 2022 is set to increase to 47.04% (from 46.22%).
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