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May 2025 Poll

Does the Liberal promise expected soon to cut the lowest personal income tax rate by 1% to 14%,  go far enough to help Canadians impacted by high costs?

DAW: Still Time to Learn About Helping Retirees

There is still time to join us at the Retirement and Estate Planning Bootcamp in Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto. Register online or call us at 1-866-953-4769 to register quickly and get all the details you need.

Defend Clients’ Retirement Savings Against Tax Erosion

Accurately prepare retirement plans that achieve the necessary results with the Advanced Tax-Efficient Retirement Income Planning course. This course marries tax and financial planning competencies and is the perfect complement to the Retirement and Estate Planning Bootcamp, September 17-22.

Four Provinces Sign On: Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System

The Finance Minister of Canada, Joe Oliver and the finance ministers of British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick have signed a Memorandum of Agreement on September 8 to jointly establish the terms and conditions of a Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System, and released draft provincial and federal legislation to harmonize current legislation. 

Advisors and Succession: Where’s the Plan?

Many advisors have spent a good part of their lives building their business and have the bulk of their personal net worth tied up in it, making their practice their most valuable investment asset — the one they are counting on to help fund their lifestyle in retirement.

Fourth Quarter Prescribed Interest Rates Set

Although CRA will not make the official announcement until later this month, the prescribed annual interest rates for the fourth quarter will remain at the same rates as the prior three quarters. 

Directors Escape Personal Liabilities

Subsection 227.1 of the Income Tax Act and subsection 323 of the Excise Tax Act provide that the directors of a corporation will be personally liable for their corporation’s failure to remit employee withholdings and GST.
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Does the Liberal promise expected soon to cut the lowest personal income tax rate by 1% to 14%, go far enough to help Canadians impacted by high costs?

  • Yes
    3 votes
    12%
  • No
    22 votes
    88%