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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?
Suddenly Unemployed: Tax And Financial Advice To Consider
Layoffs have started in Canada as a result of the tariff war with the U.S. This can be an incredibly emotional experience, aside from the fear associated with financial insecurity. This is a time for important decision-making and tax and financial advisors can be an important source of information, guidance and relief in these scenarios, both for tax and financial planning, in order to make the most of available income sources. There are three things that need to be discussed immediately when there is job loss:
What Is A Bare Trust?
Bare trusts have been the subject of extensive filing controversies. They have been commonly used to hold family cottages and other properties, to avoid probate, or for privacy purposes. CRA will not require bare trusts to file a T3 Income Tax and Information Return (T3 return), including Schedule 15 (Beneficial Ownership Information of a Trust) for the 2023 or 2024 tax year, unless they make a direct request. But, we are now in 2025 and professionals and their clients need to know the rules.
A Snapshot of the Opportunities In the Tax Accounting Industry
Statistics Canada has recently released statistics about the incredible opportunities for career starts and advancement in the tax preparation industry.
Why the RWM™ is the Answer for Independent Advisors
The RWM™ (Real Wealth Manager) is the designation of choice for independently minded advisors who want to practice in a truly holistic framework using a multi-generational approach to wealth management. It is also the designation that indicates the skills to manage strategic focus within an inter-advisory team required to make joint-decisions with higher net worth clients. Finally, you’ll be connected to an incredibly talented, national network of RWMs. Find out more below:
Capital Gains Chaos: Extensions & Unprecedented Delays to Tax Season 2025
Stop! Don’t file a T1 or T3 tax return yet, says a March 11, 2025, news release from the CRA, if you have been impacted by the chaos of the proposed capital gains inclusion rate increase.
