CPA Indexation for 2026 Personal Amounts
The Consumer Price Index numbers for September have been released and that number is used to calculate the indexation rate for personal amounts and tax brackets. Although the federal government has yet to announce the new tax figures, we’ve done the math to estimate the numbers. It’s important information for year end tax planning purposes, a subject we will also cover in depth on November 5 at the live virtual CE Summit. Read on to learn more.Leave Your Legacy: A Gift to Family
Father’s Day is coming up soon, and it’s a time to make and share memories. Wouldn’t it be a wonderful gesture to start a new tradition: to leave not only a financial legacy to the ones you love, but also the gift of family history at a time like this? Financial advisors can encourage families to do so, as part of their retirement and legacy planning.
Sneak Peek! Add Tax Consultancy to Your Services
As the owner-manager of a thriving tax preparation, bookkeeping, accounting or financial services practice, your future success is dependent upon the knowledge and skills of your team, especially with technological advances. It's time to go beyond the basics and learn more about providing tax consultancy services. The newly updated Intermediate Personal Tax Preparation can help!
Succession Planning: It Hinges on Leadership Development
As Canadian baby boomers retire, it’s been estimated that $10 Trillion in small-business assets will change hands in Canada over the course of a decade*. We’re entering the peak point of this transition, according to economic forecasting, between now and 2025. Canadian business owners, in particular, have a lot to lose, if their succession planning is left on the back burner: their retirement security.
Staying Prosperous: Market Performance Outstrips Government Transfers
Significant gains in transfer payments combined with good market income growth translated into an increase in median income for Canadian households, to $57,000 in the period 2000 to 2016. There is a message in the numbers for pre-retirees, and in particular women: be proactive about tax-efficient investing now or risk poverty in retirement.
