{"id":1073,"date":"2018-04-12T03:57:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T03:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2018-04-12T03:57:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T03:57:22","slug":"calculating-multiple-streams-of-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/2018\/04\/12\/calculating-multiple-streams-of-income\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculating Multiple Streams of Income"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<em>The following article originally appeared in the Manitoba Teachers&#8217; Society Balance Wellness Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1074 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/March18_BALANCE-235x300.png\" alt=\"march18_balance\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/March18_BALANCE-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/March18_BALANCE.png 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s world, there are many of us that have what I will call multiple streams of income.\u00a0 This can come from different sources, such as two or three part-time jobs versus one full-time job.\u00a0 It can include a second job throughout the summer months, a side business or a combination of receiving a pension and working part-time.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nWhen we have multiple streams of income, we need to keep in mind that we will most likely be under taxed.\u00a0 Each stream of income is calculated separately so you, as the income earner, need to think this through very carefully so that you don\u2019t end up with a great big tax bill when you file your personal income tax.<\/p>\n<p>In January of each year create a quick plan summarizing all the different streams of income you will have during the year.\u00a0 The easiest way to do this is by using the last pay statements in December for each of the income streams you had.<\/p>\n<p>Create a spreadsheet with the following titles: Employer \/ Gross Income \/ Income Tax \/ CPP \/\u00a0 EI \/ Net Income.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have all the details summarized with totals for each category you can then calculate what the actual amount of Tax,\u00a0 CPP &amp; EI should be using the grand totals. The total income will be taxed at a higher bracket than it was by each employer.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to determine what the real numbers will be is to use the CRA\u00a0 Payroll Deductions online calculator.\u00a0 It can be found at:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.cra-arc.gc.ca\/esrvc-srvce\/tx\/bsnss\/pdoc-eng.html<\/p>\n<p>Take the total income and divide it by 12 to get a monthly average.\u00a0 Select the payroll frequency as \u201cmonthly\u201d and enter it.\u00a0 The next steps are very well explained, and you will arrive at what will look like a pay statement. Take the number for the federal and provincial taxes and multiply it by 12 and record this number underneath the income tax number on your spreadsheet.\u00a0 Do the same for CPP and EI.\u00a0 The difference between all three categories\u00a0 is\u00a0 the\u00a0 extra\u00a0 income\u00a0 tax,\u00a0 CPP\u00a0 and EI that you will likely have to pay when you file your income tax.<\/p>\n<p>You are now prepared and aware of what will be owing.\u00a0 Now that you have this knowledge you can do a few things. You can ask one of your employers to deduct a specific amount of\u00a0 \u201cextra tax\u201doff each pay. This will repeat each pay period and be remitted to CRA. If you prefer you can also do this yourself by doing a monthly bill payment to CRA using your social insurance number as your account number.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another\u00a0 option is\u00a0 to\u00a0 put\u00a0 this\u00a0 amount\u00a0 away\u00a0 in\u00a0 a\u00a0 savings account and earn interest until you need to pay your income taxes once they have been filed.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind, if you had a large amount owing when you did file your tax return, you will be informed by CRA on your \u201cNotice of Assessment\u201d if you are required to make monthly or quarterly tax installments.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions or concerns about what you need to do, make sure you call your accountant to clarify.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following article originally appeared in the Manitoba Teachers&#8217; Society Balance Wellness Magazine. In today\u2019s world, there are many of us that have what I will call multiple streams of income.\u00a0 This can come from different sources, such as two or three part-time jobs versus one full-time job.\u00a0 It can include a second job throughout &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/2018\/04\/12\/calculating-multiple-streams-of-income\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Calculating Multiple Streams of Income&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,11,12],"tags":[201,216],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creditaid.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}