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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?
DRIP Plan: How Do I Calculate the ACB?
Can you please walk me through how I would calculate the adjusted cost base and capital gain in the following scenario...
The PRPP
A new type of private pension plan is available in federal workplaces this year and some workplaces in the Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories: the Pooled Retirement Pension Plan (PRPP).
The Taxable Benefit on Employee Stock Option Plans
Employees may be presented with an opportunity to purchase shares in the employer’s corporation at some future date, but at a price set at the time the option was granted. This is known as the exercise price.
Supreme Court of Canada: The Evolution of Strict Liability Regulatory Offences
With insurance and tax regulations becoming increasingly complex, some have been arguing for years that “strict liability offences” should provide a bit of relief for those who have trusted their affairs to professionals when regulations are complex and burdensome.
How Much Can Be Claimed as a Charitable Donation?
The allowable claim for the regular donation credit is calculated as follows, based on your qualified gifts which can include cash, publicly traded securities and mutual funds, life insurance policies, personal use property, capital property, depreciable assets, cultural and ecological gifts.
