{"id":88,"date":"2018-07-30T15:41:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/blog\/?p=88"},"modified":"2022-11-04T17:41:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:41:00","slug":"tax-benefits-changes-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/blog\/tax-benefits-changes-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Benefits and Changes After Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Knowing the different <strong>tax benefits and changes after marriage<\/strong> can help you better prepare for filing your <em>taxes<\/em> next year. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/\">Leskun &amp; Son Accounting<\/a>, we want to help ensure that you get the best <em>tax return<\/em> possible. That is why we offer a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/accounting-services.php\">accounting services<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/tax-services.php\">tax services<\/a> for individuals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/blog\/why-should-you-hire-a-professional-for-your-taxes\/\">Why should you hire a professional for your taxes?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3 Ways Getting Married Affects Taxes<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the <em>ways getting married can affect your taxes<\/em> include:<\/p>\n<h3>Filing Taxes<\/h3>\n<p>After marriage, couples will need to inform the CRA of their marriage by the end of the month following the wedding date in order to allow the CRA to recalculate benefits as soon as possible. When filing your taxes as a couple, the CRA will prompt you to note your marital status, request the name of your spouse or partner, as well as ask for their social insurance number, net income, and information about benefits received and repaid. All of this information will help the CRA determine which common income-based benefits are affected by your marital status.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/blog\/how-families-can-prepare-for-tax-season\/\">Find out how your family can better prepare for tax season.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Spousal Transfers<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most significant <em>tax benefits<\/em> <em>available to married couples<\/em> is <em>spousal transfers<\/em>. A <em>spousal transfer<\/em> allows one person to transfer certain non-refundable credits to their spouse in order to help them reduce their tax liability. Some common spousal transfers include: the age amount, pension income amount, disability amount, and tuition and education expenses.<\/p>\n<h3>Spousal Amount<\/h3>\n<p>In some cases, married couples may be able to benefit from the <em>spousal amount<\/em>, which is a non-refundable credit claimed for supporting a spouse at any time during the year. This <em>tax credit <\/em>can also be claimed if a spouse earned a net income less than $11,635 in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/blog\/ways-to-improve-your-tax-refund\/\">Learn how to improve your tax refund.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to learn more <strong>tax benefits and changes after marriage<\/strong>, or if you are interested in one of our services, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/contact\/\">contact Leskun &amp; Son Accounting<\/a> at 1-877-826-1219 or by filling out a contact form on our website. We are proud to offer a wide range for <em>accounting services<\/em>, including <em>tax services<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/bookkeeping.php\">bookkeeping<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leskunaccounting.com\/business-consulting.php\">business consulting<\/a>, to businesses throughout <em>Langley<\/em>, <em>Mission<\/em>, and <em>Abbotsford<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowing the different tax benefits and changes after marriage can help you better prepare for filing your taxes next year. 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