pud99
Senior Member
Also worth noting is that the 2013 Sunshine List ( 2014 will be out by the end of this month ) shows the City paid the mayor $1,182.62 in Taxable Benefits. That could possibly have something to do with mileage expenses.
Maybe, although given the amount it seems more probable that the benefits referred to are his attributed portion of employer payments made for medical, dental, etc. coverage costs, and the like. Even if he wanted to he could not avoid getting these benefits, because they are not a cost that he would incur and then could claim back from the City and so they are not something that he can forego claiming (like office expenses or a mileage allowance).
From the Government of Ontario web site page dealing with the Sunshine List:
"The $100,000 figure means salary before taxes, and does not include taxable benefits. However, for those who are paid $100,000 or more, the total value of these taxable benefits must be disclosed. Beginning with 2012 salaries, the definition of salary now also includes per diems and/or retainers paid to employees, in addition to amounts reported as employment income on the Canada Revenue Agency T4 slip. The act [namely, the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Amendment Act, 2004] does not authorize employers to disclose what the specific benefits are."
For the CRA list of types of taxable benefit, go to: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/t4130/t4130-e.html#P1334_178946
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