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Rita Book is a 44 year old employee with StoreyCorp. Her salary was $160,000 in 2021. During the year her employer gave her a diamond necklace as a 5 year anniversary award worth $9,000 and a crystal vase worth $300 as a gift for her wedding in April. StoreyCorp deducted the required income tax, EI and CPP amounts from her paycheques during the year.

Rita owns a portfolio of stocks. She sold 2,500 shares of Monitor Inc., a publicly traded company, during 2021. These shares had an adjusted cost base of $10/share and she was able to sell them for $18/share during the year.

Rita is also required by her employer to work from home, where she has space that she uses exclusively to carry out various employment duties and to meet customers on a regular and continuous basis. Her work space in the home represents 10% of the total floor space in her home. Her home expenses for the year consisted of insurance of $2,600, utilities of $2,400 and repairs of $3,000. Rita and her spouse purchased the home in 2021 for $1,850,000. Neither of them had owned a home previously.

Rita's spouse is infirm and had net income for tax purposes of $7,000 in 2021. Rita's spouse was a full-time student at Seneca College. Her tuition was $11,000 in 2021. Rita's infirm 64 year-old uncle also lives with her and he had no income during the year.

Rita had a $4,000 allowable capital loss carryover from 2019 that she has not been able to use in a prior taxation year.

Required:

A. Calculate the amount to report on each line in the table below, including Rita's 2021 Net Income for Tax Purposes and Taxable Income.

Description	Amount
Line 3a
Line 3b
Line 3c
Line 3d
Net Income for Tax Purposes
Division C Deductions
Taxable Income

B. Calculate the Federal Income Tax Liability for Rita:

Description:	Amount
Federal Income Tax Liability

C. Calculate the following Federal Non-Refundable Tax Credits for Rita:

Description:	Amount
Basic Personal Credit
Spousal Credit
Canada Employment Credit
Eligible Dependent Credit
Canada Caregiver Credit - Other Dependent
Canada Caregiver Credit - Additional Amount
First Time Home Buyers' Credit
Canada Pension Plan Credit
Employment Insurance Credit
Transfer of Unused Credits from Spouse or Common Law Partner

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