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Canadian Dental Care Plan Renewal Deadline Approaches

Know Your Client!   It’s a daily commitment and requirement, especially in the work that financial advisors do with their clients.   It’s imperative that you ask about any significant changes in their lives. Has there been a significant new event:   a move to take a new job or go to university, a marriage or divorce, a new birth, a disability or a death? And, in the case of income tested benefits such as the Canadian Dental Care Plan, (CDCP) do they qualify?  Did they file their tax return on time to get it?  Do you know the deadlines for doing so?  Do you know when coverage ends if your client now longer qualifies?

Evelyn Jacks: Who is Required to File a Tax Return?

Do you have to file an income tax return this year — or can you just skip it for once?

Quell Uncertainty with an Advance Ruling

Advance income tax rulings can be a useful tool in business and personal wealth planning because they provide certainty and confidence.

What Happens to Joint Subscribers When an RESP is Terminated?

What happens with accumulated income payments from a Registered Education Saving Plan (RESP) when the plan is a joint plan?

Reduced Net Income Pays Off in Spades

Keep an eye on net income, Line 236 of your T1 return. It’s one of the most important lines because of its impact on the size of your refundable and non-refundable tax credits. 

Lifestyle Column: 10 Neat Things

This week: 10 neat things about blue jays

Featured Course: Portfolio Construction for Real Wealth Managers

Portfolio construction begins with the thorough understanding of the risk profile of the client. This course's components assist in the ultimate process of designing and implementing the most appropriate portfolio to match the risk profile of the client.
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Does the new government’s 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? What are alternatives in your view?

  • Yes
    8 votes
    9.88%
  • No
    73 votes
    90.12%