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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?
Payroll Deductions: A Tax on Labor
By definition, payroll remittances are mandatory statutory deductions withheld from an employee’s pay by an employer for the purposes of funding government programs. But are they a tax? The answer is yes, and this is why:
NEW! CE SAVVY PD™ - A Review by Tony Mahibir, CEO of CANFIN Financial
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DAC Acuity 2022: The Changing Faces of Wealth
On Monday Oct 17 at DAC 2022, join Judith Chambers, an Investment Advisor at TD, on a panel discussion led by Christine Logan, Head of Marketing (Americas) for Franklin Templeton and co-panelist, Saijal Patel, host of Strictly Money.
New Course: Personal Pension Planning (PPP®) for Corporate Owner-Managers
The Personal Pension Plan is the “Swiss Army Knife” of solutions for retirement planning in a new and changing economic environment. It is therefore a must know for tax and financial advisors working with pre-retirees; in particular, business owners.
Tax Opportunity: Backfill Under-contributions to Tax-Efficient Savings
Fall is in the air which means, from a financial planning perspective, a transition to year-end tax planning activities! Tax savings are such an important hedge against inflation, but Canadians are missing out:
