Finance announced a four-cent increase to the prescribed rates used to compute certain employee taxable benefits for 2023. The rate used to determine the taxable benefit relating to the personal portion of automobile operating expenses paid by employers increased to 33 cents per kilometre (from 29 cents), as of January 1, 2023. The rate used to determine the taxable benefit of an employee who is employed principally in selling or leasing automobiles has also increased to 30 cents per kilometre (from 26 cents) for 2023.

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