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?CRA Cracks Down on Electronic Sales Suppression Software
CRA is cracking down on the use of electronic suppression of sales (ESS) software.
Small Business the Key to Future Growth: Poloz
New Governor of the Bank of Canada (the Bank), Stephen S. Poloz, told a Vancouver board of Trade audience last week that the key to economic growth in Canada lies in the creation of new businesses which in turn, create new jobs, and the new income required to propel our economy forward in the near future.
Evelyn Jacks: It’s Year End Tax Planning Time
It’s my favorite time of the year: with the beauty of fall comes the opportunity to arrange your affairs within the framework of the law to pay only the correct amount of taxes in 2013—no more.
Supreme Court: The Line Between Tax Audits and Investigations
In its Backgrounder to the new Section 237.3, which defines reportable tax avoidance transactions that may be subject to the General Anti Avoidance Rules, Finance Canada has assured taxpayers that the provision, is for “administrative purposes only” and therefore it is unlikely that it will be used to incriminate a taxpayer.
Donations Sent to Terrorists: CRA Revokes Charity Registration
On September 20, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that it would revoke the registered charitable status of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Development Foundation.
Consider an Individual Pension Plan (IPP)
If you are running an incorporated business you may be in financial position to supplement your RRSP with an IPP, which is a defined benefit pension plan. The IPP offers both maximum tax relief and a maximum retirement pension.
