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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?
Yes: 5 votes
45.45%
No: 6 votes
54.55%
 

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CPP Legislation Is Introduced

A Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Income Tax Act was introduced to enact changes to the Canada Pension Plan on October 6, 2016. 

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CPP Revisions a Good Reason to Learn Professional Tax Efficient Retirement Income Planning

There are lots of changes coming to retirement income planning, together with a whole new focus on how much is enough. . . a question being asked by all generations in the family.  That’s why retirement planning is really about multi-generational planning.

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Peer-to-Peer Learning is a Most Effective Way to Excel

There are so many tax planning changes being introduced for 2016 – 2017 that tax, bookkeeping or financial services professionals may have trouble keeping up with answers to their clients’ complex questions this year.

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Life Purpose

Post-Thanksgiving reminder: "To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear." Buddha

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Tax Tips: Separation and Divorce Have Tax Consequences

Statistically, over 40% of marriages will end up in divorce, however, there are likely many more not tracked by Statistics Canada.  This is a costly life event.

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