Knowledge Bureau News Network

Real Tax News Podcast View Poll
 

Subscribe to KBR




Financial Issues & Answers for Everyone

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.

This Week’s Edition of KBR:

June 2025 Poll

Are your clients owed money by CRA? As of March 31, 2025, the CRA holds about 10.2 million uncashed cheques totalling $1.7 billion. In your view, why is this happening?
Yes: 5 votes
45.45%
No: 6 votes
54.55%
 

Cast Your Vote

Big Change Proposed for Tax on Passive Investment Income in a Corporation

The Finance Department is proposing alternatives to the taxation of passive income earned in a private corporation. This will dramatically alter after-tax income results, essentially taxing the income earned by corporate investing at the top marginal rates and then taxing distributions once more at personal tax rates. 

Read More

Part II: Day Traders and TFSAS – Why Are You Offside?

Day trading is effective for RRSPs and RRIFs accounts but not for TFSA investing activities. This doesn’t seem to be a logical strategy on CRA’s part, seeing as it is currently looking for millions in penalties and interest from investors who didn’t understand the rules.

Read More

Life Purpose

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”  —Steve Jobs

Read More

DAC 2017: Frankly, the best conference you’ll attend this year!

Be sure to make room on your calendar to join us this fall in Kelowna, November 5-8, for the absolute best educational experience of the year, packed with cutting-edge programs. 

Read More

Calling all Mentors, Leaders and Change-Makers on LinkedIn! Join our new Business Builder Group

The financial industry is truly at a crossroads of change. We feel pressure from disrupting forces like fintech and advisor-bots. Our clients need us more than ever, but they have concerns about our professionalism following the financial crisis of 2008. And we put pressure on ourselves to stay competitive and knowledgeable. But these are the kinds of challenges that we as entrepreneurs live for. They’re what make us survivors.

Read More