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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?

Buying a Business: Basic Tax Considerations

So, you have identified a business that you would like to acquire, but you are not sure which method you should use to do so, and how to best structure the deal to best avoid the tax man.

RRSP Over-Contributions and Excess Contributions

To cushion errors in contributions due to fluctuating RRSP room, an over-contribution limit of $2,000 is allowed without penalty, provided you are at least 18 in the preceding taxation year.

Knowledge Bureau at IPBC Convention

Knowledge Bureau is pleased to be a sponsor at the IPBC convention being held September 20-22 in Mississauga, Ontario.

DAC 2013: Richard Croft – The New Client Relationship Model: How It Can Change Your Game

Canada may be the most expensive place in the world for money management. Fees matter more when the market is not performing well—and no investment product performs well all the time—so you can’t tie your value proposition to the whims of the markets.

Early Registration Ends September 30: Corporate Tax Tour

Featuring Evelyn Jacks, Larry Frostiak and sponsor Cameron Peters of TaxCycle, Knowledge Bureau is proud to give you everything you need to know about corporate tax filing for micro businesses in this comprehensive one day workshop. 

What I Have Learned So Far and How It Can Help You

Be inspired by 50 outstanding Canadians as they tell their stories—the tough, and at time tragic, challenges they faced and the life lessons they learned as they came through the other side. A must-have guide for young leaders, parents, business executives and bright stars everywhere.
 
 
 
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
    10%
  • No
    72 votes
    90%