Bill C-31: Royal Asset and New CRA Powers Could Come Soon
Changes are coming to the Income Tax Act and both you and your clients will all be affected with new tax risks including longer tax audits. Bill C-31, which passed second reading in the House of Commons on June 3 and is now at committee stage, contains elements of previous Federal Budgets that will expand the CRA’s compliance and enforcement powers. Here’s what you need to know and pass along to your clients:RESPs: Educating Little Ones a Family Priority
Summer time is family time—and a good opportunity to review the funding of education for little ones. In this RESP review, the object is for advisors, parents, and grandparents to consider whether this registered plan is the right one for your new addition.
Family Chats – Medical Expenses Can Be Claimed for Disabled Adult
To everything there is a season. . .and, unfortunately within a circle of life, illness may arise. This event may in fact require an inter-advisory team of financial professionals to help your loved one transition from capacity to incapacity.
The Caregiver’s Return – Tax Deductions And Credits
Imagine this true-to-life situation: A single daughter brings her stricken mother into her home to care for her after she has suffered a stroke.
Canadian Forces Personnel and Police Get Tax Break
Since 2004 certain members of the Canadian forces or a Canadian police force serving on a deployed operational mission that is assessed at a high risk level.
Who is Eligible for the Old Age Security Pension?
According to Services Canada, this depends on your age and your years of residence in Canada.
Re-Accumulation: Thinking It Through
Don's incredulous. He’s a do-it-yourself investor and he has had a bad several years. His half a million dollar RRSP portfolio is now worth $250,000. He wants to know: What does it take to recover and re-accumulate $250,000 over the next ten years—the time Don has left until retirement?
