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August 2025 Poll

A public consultation on whether the CDIC’s deposit insurance limit should be raised to $150,000 per deposit category is underway. Do you agree?
Yes: 79 votes
92.94%
No: 6 votes
7.06%
 

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Real Tax News

Claiming Refundable Tax Credits

No income? File a tax return anyway. You’ll need to do that to receive income supplements from the government, often paid monthly or quarterly, including federal tax credits like the Canada Child Tax Benefit, GST/HST credit or the Universal Child Care Benefit.

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The Ideal RRSP Contribution

How do I calculate my ideal RRSP contribution?

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Spotlight on Our Grads - Kathy Lloyd, MFA

Kathy Lloyd earned her MFA-Succession and Estate Planning designation with Knowledge Bureau in 2012 with honours. We are pleased to have Kathy as one of our distinguished grads.

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Employment Insurance for the Self-Employed

Self-employed persons are ineligible for regular EI benefits due to lay-offs or business slow-downs. But they can now elect to receive EI benefits for the following benefits...

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Is a Website Consider Capital Property?

I am thinking of selling a website I have built. Would that be categorized as a capital gain or business income?

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