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  • D – Debt waiver

    Attention

    Warning:

    This information may not apply to the current year. Check the content carefully to ensure it is applicable to your circumstances.

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    If an employee is in debt to you and you release the employee from the obligation to repay the debt, the unpaid amount is a debt waiver fringe benefit. Show the amount of this kind of benefit at item D.

    A debt owed by an employee that you write off as a genuine bad debt is not a debt waiver fringe benefit.

    Example: Complete debt waiver fringe benefits

    An employer waives a $500 debt that an employee owed from a previous year.

    The employer shows this at item 23 as follows:

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    Last modified: 16 May 2014QC 39720