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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.
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?
Informed Advice: Compelling Reasons to Consult on Business Growth and Transition
Canada has one of the largest projected demographic decreases in the OECD countries. As the oldest members of the baby boom generation are now reaching retirement age, Canada has passed a “demographic tipping point,” according to Finance Canada’s December 22, 2017, Update of Long-Term Fiscal Projections. This social sea change brings about a hot new trend in business consulting: accounting for business growth and transition.
New Essential Tax Facts: Canada Caregiver Credit
Did you know that starting in the 2017 tax year, the federal government has introduced a new Canada Caregiver Credit (CCC)? It replaces the Family Caregiver Tax Credit, the Caregiver Tax Credit, and the Credit for Infirm Dependants. But, it’s complicated! Here, in our first tax tip of the new 2018 tax filing season, we offer you a few details:
Poll Results: Advisors Must Put More Emphasis on Discussing Charitable Giving
In December, we asked Knowledge Bureau Report readers, “In your opinion, are tax and financial professionals taking the time to help clients understand the benefits of charitable giving?” In a surprising result, only 17 percent thought their peer group was spending enough time counselling their clients how to make donations in a tax-efficient way.
Third-Party Penalties: Risks for Tax and Financial Advisors
Should professional tax preparers and financial planners work with clients who are not tax compliant? If you are helping them to become compliant, then by all means work with them to set the record straight. But the answer is likely no, if it means that these professionals will open themselves up to the possibility of civil penalties. Here is a run-down of the rules every professional should know:
Tax and the Bitcoin: Real Money Owing to CRA
“Bitcoin Rush” is all over the news as speculators have tried to get in on the trend which saw skyrocketing values at the end of 2017. But there is a spoiler: gains on trading digital currencies like Bitcoins are subject to taxation in Canada, a liability that must be settled in real dollars.
