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New Consultations: Modernizing Tax Rules for Charities

As the last remnants of a scrumptious Thanksgiving weekend subside, it is appropriate to take a look at the health and issues surrounding the charitable sector in Canada.  Serendipitously, the federal government is seeking your views on how the tax rules for registered charities and the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) administration of these rules could be modernized.  A new consultation was launched on October 8 and here’s what the government wants to know, by December 3, 2026:

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How Will Extra Income Affect My Guaranteed Income Supplement?

I’m a retired widow. My only income is CPP and Old Age Security. I also get the Supplement but lately I’ve been thinking about going back to work part time, maybe one day a week, as a Greeter at Walmart. How will this extra income affect my Supplement?

Claiming Out-of-Pocket Expenses as an Employee

Employees may claim certain specific expenses of employment on their tax returns, depending on whether the employer will verify this was a necessary condition of employment.

People in the News: Al Emid

Al Emid, one of three authors along with Evelyn Jacks and Robert Ironside of Financial Recovery In A Fragile World, recently appeared on the financial talk show Money Talks airing on Astor Communications’ station San Diego AM 1450. The broadcast was also carried in the Inland Empire area of California.

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Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

In your view, should Canadians be able to write off more of their out-of-pocket medical expense costs? What amount would be appropriate?

  • Yes
    42 votes
    93.33%
  • No
    3 votes
    6.67%