For
my 2016-17 GIS and my wife's allowance (
based on the 2015 fiscal year), I just
discovered that the Old Age Security people have
not used my taxable income, but the NET INCOME, ignoring a substantial
deduction for preceding years capital
losses, a deduction that has has been
allowed by revenue Canada and reflected in my Notice of assessment .
This makes
a substantial difference in our GIS/Allowance.
Usually the taxable income is
the same as the net income, but in my case I was entitled to that deduction and the taxable income should apply..
Why hasn't Old Age Security used my
REAL taxable income to calculate GIS/Allowance? Who is right?
I have repeatedly seen Service Canada Montreal for explanations since July 2017. I wrote a letter in December 2017 and a second one in January 2018. I also called the toll-free number. Never understood their verbal explanations, never received a written explanation either, just a verbal run around.
Are these people working on commission to
deprive low income citizens of what is due to them? They say that their way of
calculating the revenue for GIS/Allowance is different from that of the ARC .
How so? ?
I intend
to request a reconsideration, even at the cost of bringing the case before the
Social Security Tribunal, but in order to do this I need to be referred to specific laws or regulations to this effect? Can anybody help or explain?
Thanks for your reply.
Franco V.
