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Claiming Medical Expenses: Free Healthcare?

Free Health Care? Did you know that Canadians spend on average more than $1,000 on medical expenses each year? It’s estimated that government programs, via our taxes, cover about 72% of medical expenses, which means that we pay for the rest. Your clients may be over-paying on their taxes because they don’t know about medical expense deductions. 

Featured Book: Financial Recovery in a Fragile World

Financial Recovery in a Fragile World Authors: Robert Ironside and Al Emid with Evelyn Jacks A Beginner's Guide to Investing in a New World Economy It's going to Take Insight and Wisdom. If you need some, pick up this book!   SAVE $10 if you buy before October 23, 2012!

Master Your Skills

MFA - Business Services Specialist Baby boomers are transitioning into retirement and demanding real wealth management like never before and they want to entrust one person to help them move from the working world to the one after it. Be that one!

Why Patricia Croft is a “Canadian-dollar bull”

 Veteran economist Patricia Croft admits it: she is a Canadian-dollar bull. "Parity against the U.S. dollar is the new normal,” she says.

Your Financial Toolkit aims to boost financial literacy

As part of the federal government's commitment to financial literacy, the website of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is now home to the innovative Your Financial Toolkit.

Shell companies and money laundering: U.S. law firms offer the best deals

"Shell companies” — those companies that exist only on paper and possess no real employees or assets — can be used legitimately, but a new study reveals just how easy it is to set up a shell company for illegal purposes.

Evelyn Jacks: Showing Gratitude Using Tax-free Benefits

At Thanksgiving we gather to share our gratitude withthe people who support us all year long, family and friends—yes, but also our wonderful staff.The tax system makes it easy to do so; employers can selectfrom a series of tax-free benefits, to show their appreciation for their staff's contribution.
 
 
 
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?

  • Yes
    7 votes
    8.24%
  • No
    78 votes
    91.76%