Pre-Budget Consultations Now Underway!

Pre-budget consultations are now underway for this fall’s Federal Budget and Canadians are invited to share their views with Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne through an online survey. Over the next several weeks, the Finance Minister and his team will meet with various stakeholder groups and review public submissions before finalizing the budget.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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