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.Hone Your Tax Research Skills
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Tax Efficient Gifting
As we enter the fourth quarter, you may be planning meetings with your clients to minimize the tax bite for 2013. For many clients, charitable donations form part of that plan. But how much income tax can you save by making a charitable donation.
Majority Says No to Payday Loans and Tax Discounting
Last month we asked “Do payday loan companies and tax discounting providers still have a place in Canadian financial services?”, and the results are in…
Another US Fiscal Crisis? FSB May Come to Rescue
As another financial crisis looms in the US (. . .the government runs out of money on October 1, and the US is about to hit a $16.7 trillion debt ceiling and go into default in mid-October), Lawrence Schembri, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada spoke to the Certified Financial Accountants society (CFA) in Ottawa on September 24th about the necessity of the Financial Stability Board (FSB).
GAAR Turns 25
It has been 25 years since the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) were implemented as part of our tax code; their application remains somewhat uncertain and experts disagree over its effectiveness.
Evelyn Jacks: It’s time to Assess Your Net Worth
It’s official: October 1 marks “year end tax planning season” and if you want to make it count, the best place to start making plans is to assess your personal and family net worth.
