Fall Federal Budget: Will Spending Be Cut?

Canada has historically presented an annual budget since Confederation in 1867, even through periods like World Wars and the Great Depression, but we have recently experienced the longest period without a full federal budget in our history. By the time the next one is brought down, expected in October 2025, it will have been 18 months since the controversial April 2024 budget which introduced the doomed capital gains inclusion rate hikes. What can we expect?

Economists are calling the New Year’s cliffhanger a step in the right direction. When U.S. President Obama signed the bill that avoided the so-called “fiscal cliff,” it quieted the concerns of many American taxpayers.

“Take-charge” taxpayers preparing for their annual income-tax filing will want to take a look at this year’s T1 Income Tax and Benefits return, available online.

Jacks to launch her 49th and 50th books, Jacks on Tax, Your Do‐It‐Yourself Guide to Filing Taxes Online and Essential Tax Facts: Secrets and Strategies for Take‐Charge People on Jan. 15 at 7:45 AM at the Albany Club in Toronto.

Knowledge Bureau Report readers are a disciplined bunch. Only one in four felt the pressure to overspend during the holiday season.

A taxpayer’s failure to have its waiver of appeal set aside reaffirms that validly negotiated settlements between taxpayers and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) are not to be questioned by the courts.

No, in fact, the Tax Filing Due Date can vary.