equalization payment

Definitions

1. 1

   Extra money transferred from the federal government to a province, drawn from general tax…

   Extra money transferred from the federal government to a province, drawn from general tax revenue and intended to redistribute some wealth from relatively prosperous provinces to relatively poor provinces.

   • Ontario may soon be classed as a "have-not" province and receive equalization payments for the first time in its history.
   • Six “have-not” provinces are splitting $15.4 billion in equalization payments in 2012-13.
   • People whose provinces receive equalization payments are largely in denial about living in have-not regions, a poll suggests.
2. 2

   In a divorce agreement, a payment made by one spouse to the other in order to create an…

   In a divorce agreement, a payment made by one spouse to the other in order to create an equal division of assets.

   • The court set aside a trial judge's decision from 2007 that required Harold Serra to make an "equalization payment" of $3.3 million to his former wife.
   • [T]he impact of income taxes shapes the size and type of assets that are transferred between spouses. So, carefully consider them when splitting assets as part of an equalization payment.

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