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Back to School Tax Breaks

Like tax season, back-to-school season rolls around annually with certainty. But in today’s inflationary environment, the start-up costs for getting the family organizing for the school year may seem daunting. The good news is that tax and financial advisors can help clients understand their tax planning options and manage all the receipts that can lead to tax breaks later in the spring during tax filing time. Here’s a primer of topics you may wish to discuss:

Something New for Teachers: A School Supplies Tax Credit

We may be in the dog days of summer, but before you know it teachers will be planning for the fall of 2017, and in the process may be spending their own money to buy new school supplies.

Marriage Breakdown? Who Claims the Tax Credits?

The Canada Child Benefit (CCB) and Goods and Services/Harmonized Sales Tax Credit (GSTC) are both calculated based on net family income from the prior tax year.

Life Purpose

"Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough."  —Mark Zuckerberg

Hurry, Summer will soon be over — and so will the savings!

There has never been a better time to register for your summertime learning! Register before September 15 to save on tuition.

Win your way to DAC 2017!

It’s been a couple of months since we last ran our trivia contest for a chance to win attendance at the upcoming Distinguished Advisor Conference in Kelowna on November 5-8. So here is the question for August:

The New CE Summits are still the “Best Ever”!

Back in June, we told you that our popular Distinguished Advisor Workshops (DAW) were being renamed to CE Summits to bring you even more expert ideas. In case you missed it, here's everything you need to know:
 
 
 
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