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Conservatives would expand disability tax credit eligibility

The proposal would lower the threshold for the credit, allowing 35,000 more people to qualify

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Liberals target wealthy with luxury tax

The party also promised to prevent businesses from excessively reducing taxes by deducting debt from their earnings

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Tories, Grits pledge help for green renos

Both parties say they’ll help voters pay for improvements to their homes

Your client wants to leave her defined benefit pension. How can she turn it into cash?

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A happy ending for another Form T1135 debacle

A Tax Court judge found the CRA was overzealous in issuing a penalty for late filing

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Tax changes looming for employees receiving stock options

Help clients navigate the new rules

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Liberals pitch guaranteed paid leave for parents in child’s first year

The party also promised to enhance the Canada Child Benefit by 15% for parents of children under the age of one

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Conservatives pledge RESP boost

The party would raise the Canada Education Savings Grant amount to 30% on annual contributions

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Conservatives promise to bring back children’s fitness, arts tax credits

Parents would receive a 15% refundable tax credit on eligible expenses

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Green Party targets tax loopholes, bank profits as well as carbon emissions

The platform, released Monday, calls for changes to corporate taxes, capital gains and employee stock options

  • By: Mark Burgess
  • September 16, 2019 September 25, 2019
  • 14:24
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Conservatives promise tax relief for transit users

The Liberals eliminated the 15% credit introduced by the previous Conservative government

EI premiums decline again for 2020

The lower rate offers relief to business owners

  • By: Staff
  • September 13, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 16:35
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IRS provides tax relief for certain U.S. expats

If cross-border clients meet the strict requirements and comply, they'll pay no U.S. tax

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Finance gives ETFs a year’s reprieve on controversial tax proposal

Draft legislation concerning the “allocation to redeemers” methodology extends the capital gains-related timeline for ETFs

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Avoiding TOSI by meeting the excluded shares exemption

CRA provides examples of how the gross business income test is applied

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Breaking down the government’s proposed IPP changes

How Finance’s draft legislation could impact clients

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Feds’ stock option changes should include income test: C.D. Howe

The rules should go further to ensure wealthy Canadians don't benefit, a report says

  • By: Staff
  • August 2, 2019 August 2, 2019
  • 12:29
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IFIC calls for end to federal sales tax on mutual funds in RRSPs

The recommendation was part of the organization’s pre-budget submission

  • By: Staff
  • August 1, 2019 August 1, 2019
  • 17:33
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Feds consulting on annuities, tax changes affecting funds

The Liberals introduced draft legislative proposals on several measures from the 2019 budget

  • By: Staff
  • July 30, 2019 July 30, 2019
  • 15:55
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Federal Court dismisses FATCA charter challenge

The judge said the affected people have only a limited expectation of privacy in their banking information

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CRA updates tax folios, provides guidance on caregiver credits

One document addresses the tax on split income

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BMO Nesbitt Burns cites feds’ proposed tax changes as it closes funds

New rules would prevent funds from using derivative transactions to convert ordinary income into capital gains

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CRA announces prescribed interest rates for third quarter

The rate increased for corporate taxpayers’ pertinent loans or indebtedness

  • By: Staff
  • June 27, 2019 June 27, 2019
  • 15:04
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New Democrats pledge higher taxes on capital gains, corporations and the wealthy

A C.D. Howe report says a "wealth tax" may not be the best way to tackle inequality

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Corporate tax gap could be costing more than $11B

The gap is the biggest in a CRA series of studies

  • By: Staff
  • June 18, 2019 June 18, 2019
  • 13:19