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.Amendments Implement the Rest of Budget 2013
On October 18, Finance Canada released proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations for the remaining provisions from the March 21, 2013 Federal Budget.
Tax Appeal Was Not Bountiful for Mormon Sect Leader
Bountiful is literally not on the map. It is the name that the Mormon fundamentalists call the community based at Lister, just a kilometer north of the U.S. border and seven kilometers from Creston.
Toothache? Backpain? See Your Doctors as Part of Year-End Planning
Got a toothache? Need more prescriptions? When you move up your medical appointments to before year-end, you may also increase your tax refund. That makes a visit to your dentist, eye doctor, or medical doctor a tax wise strategy at year-end.
Evelyn Jacks: Looking Back – and Forward on Innovation in Tax
I am excited about our upcoming national workshop tours with Cameron Peters, President of Trilogy Software, Larry Frostiak, FCA, and Alan Rowell, MFA, DFA-Tax Services Specialist.
TFSAs: A Part of Sound Year-End Planning
With year-end tax planning now in our thoughts, one investment option to consider is the Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA).
Income After Death
What happens with income earned after death? Most payments received by the deceased after death will have to be returned.
