August 2025 Poll
A public consultation on whether the CDIC’s deposit insurance limit should be raised to $150,000 per deposit category is underway. Do you agree?Evelyn Jacks: Family Lifecycle Planning Leads to Tax Savings
Birth, marriage, death, separation or divorce, university entrance, sale of business, unemployment, illness, career change, self-employment, inheritances, even certain birthdays — all of these life events can have tax consequences.
Tips In Starting a Succession Strategy
Family business succession is the topic at the November Distinguished Advisor Workshop – and it’s an important one – as by the end of this decade it is estimated that over 350,000 business owners will be over the age of 55, and within ten years over half a million business owners will exit their businesses, according to a report in 2013 by CIBC World Markets.
Attorney School Helps to Prepare for Incapacity of Loved Ones
Very few people have any training to help them be the best Powers of Attorney of they can be. Now advisors and their clients can learn how in a half day session hosted by top lawyers in this field.
Knowledge Bureau Partners with Kwantlen Polytechnic University to Offer Essential Business Skills
SURREY, BC. Knowledge Bureau, a national financial educator and Kwantlen Polytechnic University have partnered to offer essential business skills to new and graduate students in the lower mainland of BC this fall.
Complying with CRA Less Taxing for Businesses In Canada
Regulatory burdens for businesses are becoming less taxing in Canada, according to a 2014 study by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which analyzed the ease of paying taxes in 189 countries.
Over 69% Say Yes – Raise the $3000 Instalment Payment Threshold
Should the threshold for making quarterly tax instalments be raised above $3000? Why or why not?
