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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.
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?
When Can I Avoid Capital Gains on Transfers of Securities to Charity?
You can use a 0% capital gains inclusion rate, rather than the normal 50% rate when transfer qualified securities to your favorite charity, including a private foundation.
Buying a Business: Basic Tax Considerations
So, you have identified a business that you would like to acquire, but you are not sure which method you should use to do so, and how to best structure the deal to best avoid the tax man.
RRSP Over-Contributions and Excess Contributions
To cushion errors in contributions due to fluctuating RRSP room, an over-contribution limit of $2,000 is allowed without penalty, provided you are at least 18 in the preceding taxation year.
The Court’s Analysis: Should Costs of Funding Young Tennis Talent Be Allowed?
Last week Knowledge Bureau Report told you about Michel Bouchard (the “Appellant”) established a partnership known as the Tennis Mania Limited Partnership (“the Partnership”) in order to generate funding to support his daughter’s tennis development. At just 9 years of age, the Appellant was confident that his daughter was talented enough to make a career out of playing tennis. What did the Tax Court of Canada think of the arrangement?
Extension of the Electronic Filing Season
As part of its ongoing efforts to improve electronic filing processes, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is pleased to announce the extension of the electronic filing season for 2012 T1 tax returns.
