Immediate Expensing Rules: Good Tax Policy?

Over the course of the last two federal budgets (April 16, 2024 and November 4, 2025), the rules for claiming Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) have been uncertain. The proposal to extend immediate expensing rules for certain acquired assets were paused for over a year and then re-introduced in a series of four complex measures which together with new rules for Scientific Research and Experimental Development have become known as the “Productivity Super-Deduction”.  A backdrop appears below. The key question: will this complexity be effective as an economic stimulator?   

A recent decision of the Tax Court of Canada serves as a caution to taxpayers who appeal their reassessments on feeble or fabricated grounds: parties who do so may face costly consequences.

One of the most common yet most missed provisions on the personal tax return is medical expenses, and in an aging demographic, they are more prevalent. 

After a relationship breakdown, there are some general rules on who claims in sole or joint custody cases.

Are you considering jointly owning property to rent with one or more other people? Before doing so, it’s important to consider the structure of your ownership agreement.

Bill Bishop brings his unique insight on sales strategies to the 2014 Distinguished Advisor Conference as part of The Next BIG Idea: How To Sell A Lobster.

Featuring course development and direction by Canada’s most trusted tax and financial educator, Evelyn Jacks and a team of outstanding tax professionals with decades of experience in teaching tens of thousands of tax professionals.