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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?
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Removal of Executor - Estate of Forbes McTavish Campbell

Sometimes executors fail to execute the duties of their positions with sufficient attention or integrity. In Estate of Forbes McTavish Campbell, the BC Supreme Court removed one of three executors in a rare exercise of that power. The executor was also required to pay special costs of the proceeding- a higher amount of costs reserved for parties who act especially reprehensively. 

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Tips for Executors: 10-Year Instalment Payment Option Elusive

Executors who face the problem of how to pay the taxes on the estate where the capital is tied up in capital assets have a way to solve the problem – if they can find it.

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GREAT GRADS! Top Five Tips to Reduce Anxiety About Public Speaking

Millennials (ages 18 to 35) are confident in their abilities and fairly optimistic about the future, but they have greater stress levels than any other generation before them. Why? Despite their many traits for success—ambition, drive and the ability to work hard—it is difficult for them to find opportunities to prove themselves.

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On The Move? Tax Relief Can Reduce Financial Stress

Summer is here and it’s moving season. Exciting yet stressful, this life event can be lucrative from a tax viewpoint. 

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Make Mother Nature Happy – Go Paperless

Have you gone paperless?  Innovations in technology and a focus on process improvements have paved the way to making “paperless” a reality for those businesses interested in improving efficiencies.

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