Confirmed: The CCR for Small Business is Tax Free
Ottawa has confirmed that the CCR for Small Business received by eligible Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs) will be tax free for the 2019-20 to 2023-24 fuel charge years, as will the final payment for the 2024-2025 fuel charge year. Draft legislation was released on June 30, 2025 with this announcement; and will be introduced for law making in Parliament this Fall. Some of the more significant details are discussed below.Post-Tax Season Realities: CRA Outs Offenders
In the CRA’s crackdown on sophisticated or aggressive tax avoidance schemes, convictions are routinely listed on the agency’s website for all to see. But public shaming is the least of the consequences lawbreakers will have to face. Stiff fines and penalties are a much bigger issue.
Just How Tax Efficient Will Your Retirement Be?
A recent Globe and Mail article cites a Royal Bank report in which 46% of Canadians over 55 felt they weren’t saving enough for retirement. Worse still, 31% of Canadians hadn’t started saving for retirement yet. This is an opportunity that tax and financial advisors can help with. Tax refunds coming back now can be a great trigger for the question: how tax efficient will your retirement income be?
Life Purpose
“Be curious. Enjoy the process. Marvel at life and its richness as you go along.” — Dr. Susan Biali, M.D.
Recent Study Shows That Rate Hike Would Hurt Canadian Home-owners
How cash-strapped are your clients, really? Tax and financial advisors need to make that question a priority to really help younger clients before times get tougher for some. The Canadian Press, for example, recently reported about a survey by Manulife in which they found that “nearly three quarters of Canadian homeowners…would have difficulty paying their mortgage if their payments were to increase by more than 10 per cent.”
The Spring DAW Sessions Off to a Great Start on the West Coast
"Best DAW yet!" The spring Distinguished Advisor Workshops (DAW) started this week in Vancouver to great fanfare by our attendees. Here’s what some had to say:
DAC 2017: The Best Education and Networking Event of the Year!
Over the past fourteen years, the Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC) has established its reputation as the most comprehensive and strategic educational conference available to tax and financial advisors. Experts and visionaries from all sides of the financial services industry offer their wisdom on how you can sharpen strategic and technical skills required to best serve your clients in this time of significant change.
