Downsizing Your CRA Tax Files?
Happy New Year! If one of your resolutions for 2026 is to downsize, or at least sort through all that stuff you don’t need anymore, you may inevitably run across those tax files you’ve been keeping for decades. Just how long do you have to keep them? Do you need permission to destroy them? From whom? Read on to learn more.$10,000 TFSA Room Possible
Family income splitting and increased TFSA contribution room to $10,000 are on the horizon for Canadian families, said the Prime Minister last week, as Canada heads towards a small budgetary shortfall in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, as reported on October 6.
Business to Save $500 Million with New Credit
Good news for business! Starting January 1, 2015, the new Small Business Job Credit will replace the Hiring Credit for Small Business that was lost to small businesses in 2014 and only available from 2011 to 2013.
EI Maximum Insurable Earnings Increase for 2015
The maximum insurable earnings for 2015 will increase from $48,600 to $49,500.
Proposed EI Premium Rates for 2017 and Subsequent Years
Starting in 2017 the annual EI premium rate will set at a seven year break-even rate.
Ontario Farmers: Donate Food, Get Tax Credit
Year end tax planning has a new bright spot for Ontario farmers, but its real dollar benefit will depend on whether or not the farming enterprise is incorporated.
Evelyn Jacks: Income Splitting for Canadian Families
Income splitting and higher limits to TFSAs could make a big difference in Real Wealth Management™ for Canadians families, reducing tax on income both today and in the future when retirement income is drawn completely tax free.
