2008 COMBINED FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATES AND BRACKETS
COMPARISON OF ATLANTIC PROVINCES
NB			NS			PEI			NL
Income Threshold	Estimated tax to Income Threshold	Rate above Income Threshold	Income Threshold	Estimated tax to Income Threshold	Rate above Income Threshold	Income Threshold	Estimated tax to Income Threshold	Rate above Income Threshold	Income Threshold	Estimated tax to Income Threshold	Rate above Income Threshold
$    8,395	$          -	10.12%	$    7,731	$         -	8.79%	$    7,708	$          -	9.80%	$    7,566	$         -	8.20%
$    9,600	$        122	25.12%	$    9,600	$      164	23.79%	$    9,600	$       185	24.80%	$    9,600	$       167	23.20%
$  34,836	$     6,461	30.48%	$  29,590	$    4,920	29.95%	$  31,984	$     5,737	28.80%	$  30,215	$    4,949	28.30%
$  37,885	$     7,391	37.48%	$  37,885	$    7,404	36.95%	$  37,885	$     7,436	35.80%	$  37,885	$    7,120	35.30%
$  69,673	$    19,305	38.80%	$  59,180	$  15,273	38.67%	$  63,969	$   16,774	38.70%	$  60,429	$  15,078	38.00%
$  75,770	$    21,670	42.80%	$  75,770	$  21,688	42.67%	$  75,770	$   21,341	42.70%	$  75,770	$  20,908	42.00%
$113,274	$    37,722	43.95%	$  93,000	$  29,040	43.50%	$118,285	$   39,495	45.70%	$118,285	$  38,764	45.00%
$118,285	$    39,924	46.95%	$118,285	$  40,039	46.50%
*Certain types of income have special credits associated with it, such as taxable dividends and eligible dividends and are not considered in this table.
**These amounts represent estimates based on legislation in place at the time of compilation, therefore prior to making any decisions based on this information, you should review your specific situation with us.
NS charges a surtax of 10% on taxes greater than $10,000 and PEI charges a surtax of 10% on taxes greater than $12,500, which has not been factored into the above calculations.