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New: Personal Support Workers Tax Credit Coming Soon

Personal support workers will receive billions in increased wages from federal/provincial governments in B.C., Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories.  Those workers in other provinces will now get a raise too, but they will have to wait until filing their 2026 returns in the spring of 2027 to cash in, according to an October 27 pre-budget announcement.  Here are the details:

Retroactive GST/HST Reassessments in New Legislative Proposals: The Excise Tax Act

The Tax Court of Canada recently provided a favorable ruling in a case that allowed a business to claim input tax credits for amounts of GST already recovered from suppliers through credit notes.

ABILs: Understanding the Meaning of Bad Debt

Last week, we discussed the partial success of the Coveleys, a couple whose claim for an ABIL in 2005 was challenged by CRA.

Evelyn Jacks: Claiming Employment Expenses

Do you spend money in the course of your work that’s not reimbursed by your employer? Certain employees may, in fact, claim out-of-pocket expenses on their tax returns.

Grad Spotlight – How Dean’s MFA Keeps Him Current in the Industry

Dean Cockell earned his MFA-Retirement Income Specialist designation in 2008, and since then has been an active Knowledge Bureau alumnus. We are pleased to have Dean as one of our distinguished grads.

Determining the ACB of Disposed Shares

Since Nortel no longer trades, how do I dispose of the shares in doing a tax calculation? What would be the ACB, considering there was a reverse stock split before the shares were delisted?

White Paper: Academic Paths to Professional Development

Knowledge Bureau is a national post-secondary educational institute and publisher focused on excellence in financial education. Our mission is to provide professionals and their clients the knowledge and skills to make sound financial decisions in our world class virtual campus.
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Do you believe SimpleFile, CRA’s newly revamped automated tax system, will help more Canadians access tax benefits and comply with the tax system?

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