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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 new government’s 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? What are alternatives in your view?
Employment Insurance Rates Reduced for 2020
On September 13, the Canada Employment Insurance Commission announced the maximum EI insurable earnings and the premium rate for 2020*. The new premium rate and maximum insurable earnings will affect the first payroll of 2020. Here’s how:
Elections & Taxes: How Much Will Be Left?
Financial advisors have a big role to play in helping their clients understand and explore the effect of the proposed tax and financial issues as part of their year-end tax planning activities. There have been tax cuts, but more alarming, the potential of really big tax hikes for today’s wealth holders. Are you and your clients up-to-speed on the effects on boomers in particular? Here’s what we know so far:
Family Business: A Major Player in Canada’s Economy
Family business is integral to Canada’s economy, according to a recent study by Family Enterprise Xchange*. As major contributors in the areas of employment, goods and services produced, growth and longevity, family enterprises are an important opportunity for industry professionals to educate themselves and strategize, as the biggest threats to the continuity of family enterprise are demographics, tax policy and a lack of trained advisors.
Cryptocurrency Changes: Tax and Investment Considerations
Blockchain technologies and tax rules related to cryptocurrency continue to evolve. What do tax and financial advisors need to know about how these changes impact assets and investments, today, tomorrow and in the years to come? The newest speaker added to the DAC 2019 lineup Hussein Hallak, CEO & Founder of Next Decentrum will provide a primer with his speech on Reshaping Your World: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Cybersecurity.
What Does the Future Hold for Public Accounting?
In today’s era of innovation and industry disruption, CPAs have become wise to the fact that their future careers will look a lot different than how they do today.
