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?Knowledge Bureau is Growing. . .Passionate about sharing knowledge?
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“Anything that you learn becomes your wealth, a wealth that cannot be taken away from you; whether you learn it in a building called school or in the school of life. To learn something new is a timeless pleasure and a valuable treasure.” C. JoyBell C.
TAX TIP: Top Three Tax Investments for Education Funding
Statistics Canada reports that an undergraduate degree costs close to $6200 but according to a new study, 80% of parents don’t know that. Worse, most parents are poorly informed about tax efficient ways to save, especially weak on RESP knowledge. This is a great opportunity for tax and financial advisors to add significant value.
KB Poll: Parents Should Be Primarily Responsible for Post-Secondary Education
A highly engaged audience weighed in on who should fund post-secondary education as Knowledge Bureau’s August poll asked, in your opinion is it the parent’s responsibility.
Under the Weather: Canada’s Economic Performance
It’s fall: time to ramp up Canada’s economy! Possibly the only good news in Statistics Canada’s August 31 report on Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, for the second quarter 2016, was that Canada’s household savings rate was 4.2%, up from 4.1% in the first quarter.
What is a Proposal for a Small Business?
With all the dreary economic news, it’s not unusual for businesses to hit a bump in the road, something astute professional advisors should watch closely as our guest columist, Andy Fisher, of the Small Business Restructuring practice at Farber Financial Group explains.
