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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?
Be Sure to Make Your RRSP Contributions
The deadline for making your final RRSP contribution for the 2013 tax year is quickly approaching – Monday, March 3.
Lumping Options and Stock Transactions
I do about 200 trades a year. Can I assemble all trades into one final total instead of having to input each one, one line at a time?
Do You Know What Income is Tax Exempt?
As critical as it is to understand what income is taxable in order to avoid expensive penalties, it is just as important to know what income is tax exempt.
Are Trading Service Subscriptions Deductible?
I pay monthly for an options trading service that gives me options trade ideas that I execute in my non-registered account. Can I put the total annual cost of the service as an investment cost on my tax return?
Grad Spotlight - Margaret Hodgson, DFA-Tax Services Specialist
Earning her DFA-Tax Services Specialist designation in 2007, Margaret Hodgson has been an active alumna of Knowledge Bureau ever since, regularly attending our live Distinguished Advisor Workshops and making the annual trip to the Distinguished Advisor Conference.
