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Mark Your Calendar: Critical Deadlines for May and June

Tax season never truly ends, it seems, as there are many more upcoming tax filing, investment planning and education milestones to discuss with your clients over the next six months. Check out our handy checklist below and then test yourself – what are the conversation openers you’ll use and with which clients? It’s your opportunity to shine with every member of the household:

Evelyn Jacks: Year end tip -  Manage size of net family income

Back in the early 1970s, tax reform, which largely introduced the taxation framework we still live with, considered whether the family, including dependants living in the home, should be taxed as one unit on one tax return.

Source deductions

A recent Tax Court of Canada (TCC) decision, in Sutcliffe v The Queen, contains some interesting information regarding that court’s jurisdiction, specifically to its inability to decide whether source deductions have been taken or not.

Broker Error Raises Kraft Market Price 29% in First Minute of Trading

Those holding stock in the Kraft Foods Group Inc were surprised, to say the least, when on Thursday October 4th the Kraft shares opened at $45.55 then surged to $58.54. The Nasdaq attributed the rapid change to “broker error.” This occurred only days after Kraft Foods and Mondelez International, a former part of Kraft foods began trading as two separate companies.

Featured People: iPad Winner - Congratulations to Shelda Gamracy

Congratulations to Shelda Gamracy! She won an iPad from the Knowledge Bureau at the IPBC Conference in Vancouver last month.

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Announcing all-new Webcasts with experts airing LIVE at the eMoneyShow direct from The World MoneyShow Toronto!

Featured Book: Financial Recovery in a Fragile World

Financial Recovery in a Fragile World Authors: Robert Ironside and Al Emid with Evelyn Jacks A Beginner's Guide to Investing in a New World Economy It's going to Take Insight and Wisdom. If you need some, pick up this book!   SAVE $10 if you buy before October 23, 2012!
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Do you agree that public trustees, guardians and departments supporting Indigenous Services should be able to certify impairments for the Disability Tax Credit?

  • Yes
    13 votes
    17.57%
  • No
    61 votes
    82.43%