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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.
May 2025 Poll
Does the Liberal promise expected soon to cut the lowest personal income tax rate by 1% to 14%, go far enough to help Canadians impacted by high costs?
Investors and Executors: T3 Slip Deadline is March 31
With recent changes to the taxation of trusts, more beneficiaries may find themselves reporting trust income personally, when they are in a lower tax bracket than the trust itself. Executors, too, need to be informed about the best planning strategies. For these reasons, tax advisors must prepare themselves to answer questions about trust filing and planning.
Cross Border Taxation: The Trump Factor
Tax and financial advisors need to pay attention to cross-border taxation issues for Canadian clients who have real estate or financial assets in the US, and for US citizens who live in Canada or face the real possibility of legal action for any failure to report to either government. The Distinguished Advisor Workshops (DAW) being held in six cities May 29 to June 6 will cover the most pressing questions advisors have in this area, together with detailed analysis of the March 22, 2017, federal budget.
Financial Trivia Contest: Distinguished Advisor Conference, Nov. 5-8 in Kelowna, British Columbia
It's time once again for our skill-testing financial trivia contest—your chance to win a free registration to DAC in beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia, where this year’s theme will be CANADA 150: Financial Advice at the Crossroads of Change.
People in the News
Making new progress and refreshing your knowledge: Lori Campbell, Master Financial Advisor, Manitoba
Life Purpose
“Money is the sixth sense that makes it possible to enjoy the other five.” - Richard Ney
