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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?

Review Disability Tax Credit Forms with Doctors

The Disability Tax Credit is lucrative—be sure to take the time to review the Disability Tax Credit Certificate (Form T2201) with your doctor.

Build a Long-Term and Intergenerational Connection to Your Client and Their Family

Know the pros and cons of all possible solutions for wealth and succession and estate planning in order to discuss options with your clients. Enrol in Use of Trusts in Tax and Estate Planning by October 30 and save $200 on tuition fees.

Bootcamp Trio: Blended Learning Options Provide Enhanced Educational Experience

Take advantage of our bootcamps' new three-part blended learning activities and earn up to 30 CE/CPD credits towards your MFA or DFA-Specialist designation. Spots are still available for November's Corporate Tax Bootcamp – final registration deadline is October 30.

Empower Your Presence–Build Your Personal Brand

Today, more than ever, both first and lasting impressions count. Learn to make your ABCs—Appearance, Behaviour, Communication—align with your Personal Brand. This new release from Catherine Bell will be available at the end of October. Pre-order your copy today!

Retirement at a Glance

Take a peek into the future at what your retirement will look like—financially speaking—after tax, for both you and your spouse. Check out the Tax-Efficient Retirement Income Calculator with a free trial.

Medical Expenses: Are Hardwood Floors Deductible?

An interesting decision was delivered last month in a Tax Court of Canada case (Marion Sotski v. The Queen (2013) TCC 286) in Edmonton regarding the deductibility of the cost of hardwood floors in the home of a person suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
 
 
 
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
    9.52%
  • No
    76 votes
    90.48%