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Old 08-29-2013, 07:42 AM   #71
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I'm curious about how much that comes out to after tax. Is 30% tax more or less the range for $110k?
Tax works in brackets, so your first 37.5k is taxed at 5%, 37.5 -> 75k is 7.7% and so on. Most individuals would use RRSP and other deductibles to reduce their taxable income so it really depends on the person. Variables include dependants, donations, and employment status (contractor vs employee) and much more... Assuming there are no deductibles besides the 10k basic, an online tax calculator spewed out the following result:


Paycheck Calculator Result
Gross Pay $4,583.33
Federal Withholding $892.14
Provincial Withholding $368.40
Canada Pension Plan $219.66
Employment Insurance $86.17

Net Pay $3,016.96 (which is about 35% tax/cpp/ei)


Many of my coworkers are contractors and pay a tax rate of 15-20% on 100k+ earnings. They retain most of the money in their business and slowly take it out over time to minimize taxes paid. Certain costs can also be expensed which further reduces taxable income.

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