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A thorough analysis of today’s financial news—delivered weekly to your inbox or via social media. As part of Knowledge Bureau’s interactive network, the Report covers current issues on the tax and financial services landscape and provides a wide range of professional benefits, including access to peer-to-peer blogs, opinion polls, online lessons, and vital industry information from Canada’s only multi-disciplinary financial educator.
May 2025 Poll
Does the Liberal promise expected soon to cut the lowest personal income tax rate by 1% to 14%, go far enough to help Canadians impacted by high costs?
Eight Reasons to Nudge: T1 Season Not Quite Over For Some
With the September 30 payment deadline in the past, the longest tax filing season on record is officially over. If it was not already obvious, two big wins came out of it: firstly, 90% of Canadians have fully embraced electronic filing. This phenomenon challenges tax professionals to change their practices to a modern, virtual model permanently. The second win is this: the vast majority of us are very compliant with our tax department. But, because there are a few T1s still outstanding (just over half a million compared to last year), there are eight important reasons to nudge your delinquent clients along now.
Thanksgiving: Time to Initiate a Donation Strategy
As we pause to give thanks for all we have this Thanksgiving; our thoughts turn to how we can give back to our community. Due to the pandemic, many charities are experiencing a spike in demand for their services, and your favourite charity can use the help even more this year than in other years.
A New Financial Conversation: Personal Health Risk Management
The pandemic has brought a grim reality to personal financial planning: long term care is fraught with personal health risks. Canadians are worried about the care they will receive as they age, and it’s an issue that tax and financial advisors can help with proactively as part of purposeful year end tax planning. There are three issues to consider.
Nov. 18: Planning for Owner-Managers of Private Corporations
Do you need to know more about corporate taxes and year end planning for corporate owner-managers? Many personal tax practitioners and financial advisors struggle with understanding the rules for setting up small business corporations, investing within them, and withdrawing funds most tax efficiently. Now, you can have confident knowledge after one day: November 18 at the Virtual CE Summit.
Graduates: RSVP for the Virtual Graduation Ceremony, October 30 at DAC
Calling all graduates! If you graduated from a Knowledge Bureau Designation, Diploma or Certificate Course after July 1, 2019, we’re inviting you to attend your Virtual Graduation Ceremony at 9:00 AM CST on October 30. Be sure to RSVP now. It’s free to attend, and we look forward to honouring your tremendous educational achievements this year.
