Finance Canada Drops Draft Legislation August 15

All professional tax practitioners, financial advisors should take note of an important mid-summer release of draft legislation to implement some of the proposals from the November 2024 Fall Economic Statement, the April 2024 Budget, the EIFEL rules announced on August 12, 2024, and rules relating to passive income of foreign affiliates announced in the 2022 federal budget.  This draft legislation also introduces more modifications to new trust filing requirements. Brief highlights appear below;  technical details will be discussed in the September 17 and November 5 CE Summits and Knowledge Bureau’s certificate course on T3 Filings. 

Recent MFA-P™ Graduate, Grace Xin shares how taking the MFA-P program has helped build her career as a newcomer in the charitable sector. She says, “charitable giving can be done in so many creative ways to maximize impact while achieving financial goals at the same time. The MFA-P course is an amazing key to open so many doors of strategic philanthropy.” Please join us in congratulating Grace on her achievements and learn more about her story:

Bill C-8 received Royal Assent on June 9, signalling the imminent release of held back 2021 tax returns for those taxpayers making new claims in three specific profiles: educators, northern residents and farmers. In addition, small business owners will be able to claim a new tax credit for building ventilation improvements and non-resident real estate holders will pay more taxes to Canada in 2023.  Here’s what you need to know:

Residents of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario received the full-year Climate Action Incentive for 2021 when they filed their 2020 tax returns. Eligibility was based on their province of residence and family situation as of December 31, 2020. Did you know that for 2022, everything has changed?

The Small Businesses Air Quality Improvement Tax Credit is now law, and it could be a lucrative return for those who improve their business premises. The business owner can also reach back and make the claim for expenses incurred in 2021. Details follow:

This year’s thought leaders will be taking the stage at DAC Acuity 2022, October 16-18 in Niagara Falls to discuss the theme “Velocity: How to Gain Momentum in the New Economy”, as we move into a crucial time that requires defining new realities and taking new financial strategies with clients in the ever evolving new economy. Learn more about the speakers and their topics you can’t miss! RSVP now, and take advantage of early-bird tuition rates – only until August 31.

In the digital era of networking and cyberspace, establishing ethical standards for privacy is especially urgent.  The collection of your client’s very personal and financial information, usually through electronics has brought privacy to the forefront of everyone’s mind.  The people submitting the information and those collecting the information should be extremely concerned about privacy protection and compliance.