RE: RE: RE: Tried to figure out what's going on wiThe corporations pays the taxes on the dividend.
Once in the hand of the shareholder, the tax paid by the corp. is recorded as a tax credit in the hand of the shareholder; it is called the 'Dividend tax Credit '.
Here's how it works
First the shareholder grosses up the real dividend received to incorporate approximatively the taxes paid by the corp.
The shareholder is then taxed at is personal income tax rate on this grossed up dividend. Then at the end, the taxes paid by the corp (the 'Gross up Amount' is deducted from the total income tax to be paid (the aforementioned 'dividend Tax Credit'