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This Week’s Edition of KBR:

July 2024 Poll

Starting in July, CRA will provide legal warnings to recover more than $9 billion of overpaid pandemic recovery benefits like CERB. Do you think that is fair?
Yes: 133 votes
84.18%
No: 25 votes
15.82%
 

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Tax Treaties: Canada Has 92 of Them in Force

Tax treaties between nations serve an important purpose: They ensure that the taxpayer is not left in the lurch when multiple countries each want to tax the same income. Canada currently has 92 tax treaties in effect with other countries, to protect taxpayers from over-taxation. Most recently, on January 15, Canada and Taipei signed an Arrangement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, based on standards developed by the OECD for the exchange of tax information.

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Life Purpose

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein

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Search for 2016 Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC) Young Advisors Award Winners Begins Now

Keeley Simpson of Rorabeck Wealth Advisory Group, BMO Nesbitt Burns, and Brandon Silbermann, a financial advisor at Manulife Securities Investment Services Inc and Don Stockman Financial Services Ltd, were awarded prestigious plaques in commemoration of their selection as the two inaugural winners of the Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC) Young Advisors Award.

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Missed the DAW? Three Ways to Catch Up

Knowledge Bureau has just wrapped up another successful Distinguished Advisor Workshop (DAW) tour, the annual Advanced Personal Tax Update. If you were unable to attend, Knowledge Bureau has a few options for you to update, train staff and get your CE Credits.

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Take the Deep Dive: The Advanced T1 Professional Tax Preparation Course

Want a real tax challenge? Take the T1 Professional Tax Preparation – Advanced for more complex case studies and tax theory that tests and refreshes your knowledge. The true-to-life simulations help you identify changes in your tax software, too.

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