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During your bankruptcy process, you may be required to pay surplus income payments. These payments are meant to ensure that creditors get as much of their money back as possible, without harming the standard of living of the person who is bankrupt.
Surplus income payments are completely dependent on your income; therefore everyone’s experience will be different. Simply put, the more money you make during your bankruptcy, the higher your surplus income payments will be.
The Government of Canada regulates the bankruptcy process at all levels, including whether an individual has to make surplus income payments and how much those payments will be. The government isn’t looking to take away 100% of a bankrupt person’s income. They have created income thresholds that ensure people who declare bankruptcy are able to maintain a reasonable standard of living while still contributing to the repayment of the debts.
Each year the Superintendent of Bankruptcy sets new income thresholds based on income statistics collected by Statistics Canada. If you’re in the process of filing for bankruptcy or are thinking about it, your Licensed Insolvency Trustee will be able to tell you what the thresholds for this year are.
During your bankruptcy, you will be required to submit to your Licensed Insolvency Trustee a monthly statement of your income and your expenses. This statement is basically a list of any and all money coming into your household during a one-month period, including:
You’ll also be required to submit a list that details how this income was spent during the month. This information will be used by your LIT to calculate surplus income payments if you need to make them.
The amount of surplus income you must pay depends on a few factors, including the following:
The take-home pay – which is your gross pay less any income taxes, benefits, and deductions – of your entire household is taken into account. That means the incomes of all people living in your home will be added to your income to determine the total household income.
Any deductions to your income will also be factored in, which will reduce the amount that counts against your surplus income threshold. These can include any of the following:
The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy establishes your income threshold. This is based on the number of people living in your home.
If your household’s income is more than the threshold for your family size, you’ll need to make surplus income payments. The payment will be equal to 50% of the excess amount, adjusted to the share of your household income.
To figure out if you’ll be required to make surplus income payments you’ll need to input your income into the following equation:
If an individual has a net monthly income (the amount he takes home after taxes) of $2500, their surplus income payment would be $72.5.
Using the equation from above, the surplus amount is calculated as follows:
$2,500 –$2,355 (income threshold – varies by family size) = $145 x 0.5 = $72.5
To learn more about the income threshold limits, please visit the Government of Canada website.
All sources of incoming cash are considered income and can affect your surplus income payments. Income from child or spousal support, CPP, OAS, and various types of pensions can also affect your surplus income payments.
Do note, surplus income payments are based on your after-tax income after all deductions have been subtracted from your gross pay, as mentioned. Deductions include CPP and EI contributions, income taxes, and union dues. These do not include discretionary items that you have control over, such as RRSP contributions.
The more you earn, the more money you’ll need to pay toward your bankruptcy. Any surplus income you earn will make your bankruptcy more expensive, which is why you’ll want to look for ways to minimize your surplus income payments. One way is to deduct “non-discretionary” expenses, such as the following:
If you have any one of the above non-discretionary expenses, inform your Licensed Insolvency Trustee to have these items deducted from your surplus income payments.
You’ll continue to make surplus payments throughout your bankruptcy. The length of your bankruptcy depends on the number of bankruptcies you’ve filed:
Working with the right trustee will make sure your bankruptcy process goes as smoothly as possible. If you’re looking for an experienced and trusted Licensed Insolvency Trustee, Loans Canada can connect you with one in your area.
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