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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.
September 2025 Poll
On September 2, Finance Minister Champagne mandated CRA to implement a 100-day plan to “strengthen services, improve access, and reduce delays.” That’s by December 11, 2025. Do you believe this approach will help?
Employer-paid Cell Phones
Like all employer-paid expenses, the concept is that, if the employer is the primary beneficiary of the payment, the payment is not taxable to the employee. But, if the employee is the primary beneficiary, then the benefit is taxable. For cell phones and cell phone service, the same concept applies, but the details can become confusing.
Inflation, Inflation, Recession, Recession, let’s just call the whole thing off?
We find ourselves in an unusual situation with higher-than-normal inflation while simultaneously seeing signs of either an ongoing or approaching recession. It’s not a time for knee-jerk overreactions. Rather, the current cloud gathering should come as a reminder that long-term wealth is built by well-researched investments constructed around the realities of fluctuating economic circumstances.
Executor: Tips when preparing to file final returns
Have you agreed to be an executor for a loved one? If so, I just know you want to be ready and informed about what to do when the time comes. When it is time to ‘be’ the executor, over and above the additional tasks you have to do, you could be also faced with the emotions of your loss. For that reason, amongst others, the time to check into what is involved is NOW!
Knowledge Bureau Launches Industry Leading Online Education Portal
National Financial Education Institute Knowledge Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of its new virtual campus: learn.knowledgebureau.com. The mission of the second campus, which complements the Specialized Credentials offered through www.knowledgebureau.com, will focus on an expanded curriculum of short professional courses available by subscription, especially designed for entrepreneurial advisors in search of both technical and business education.
DAC Acuity 2022: Featuring Insights from Top Canadian Knowledge Experts
This year’s thought leaders will be taking the stage at DAC Acuity 2022, October 16-18 in Niagara Falls to discuss the theme “Velocity: How to Gain Momentum in the New Economy”, and this is your unique opportunity to grow your business with innovative insight from the top Canadian Knowledge experts in tax, accounting and finance. We invite you to join us for a combination of great networking, and the serious work of understanding the trends and strategies that lead to sound decision-making with your clients in the current environment. RSVP now, and take advantage of early-bird tuition rates – only until August 31.
