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?

The second quarterly instalment for 2014 will be due on June 15. It’s important to minimize that payment and keep your clients’ money invested.

In Ullah v. The Queen, (2013) TCC 387, the Honourable Mr. Justice Paris had to decide whether the appellant was entitled to the wholly dependent person credit (the amount for an eligible dependant) for her 2006-2009 taxation years.

What is wealth? Many people don’t think that "wealthy" describes them or their lifestyle, but to the outside world they may seem quite affluent. Wealth really is more about a state of mind than an actual number.

Doug Nelson, author of Master Your Retirement, concludes his Art and Science of Retirement Planning series with a look at some ideas on how to navigate the five stages of retirement.

Rental income is virtually treated the same in both countries in terms of what is taxable as income and what is deductible as an expense; however a difference arises in respect of depreciation.

Knowledge Bureau is a private, designated educational institute and our tuition fees qualify for the Tuition Fee Tax Credit if over $100.