Are you curious what the Federal Budget looks like? Download this informative pdf to learn what benefits or claims will affect you. It outlines how to handle COVID-19 benefits and deductions, as well as changes to the tax claims for 2021. Some of ...
How would you like a little bit extra money in your retirement fund? If you're able to defer your CPP and OAS benefits until age 70, your payments will increase? The standard rule of thumb would be to start receiving CPP as soon as you are eligible, at ...
Some benefits individuals and businesses may qualify for, to help get through the Covid-19 pandemic. CANADA EMERGENCY BUSINESS ACCOUNT (CEBA) If you own a business, look into whether you can apply for CEBA. It is an interest-free loan available to ...
Starting early can help children understand the value of money.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Teach your kids how to handle their money If you're a parent, you'll want your children to live happy and healthy lives. Being financially independent is an important aspect of that. Teach them good habits when they're young, ...
The first time we warned people via this blog about phone scammers claiming to be with the CRA was way back in October of 2015. Back then, a rash of overly-aggressive, fake CRA representatives were calling people to threaten legal action, even prison, ...
The Government of Alberta has updated the Employment Standards Code and many of the new rules will be in full force on New Year's Day 2018. This change to our labour code will have a lot of ramifications for businesses, farms and everyone ...
For many people, even a fair amount of business folk, their eyes glaze over when accounting and record keeping are discussed. Talking about numbers and discussing tax issues with confusing acronyms like RESP and CESG aren't nearly as fun as talking ...
It's not what you think but you need to know about it.
Thursday, January 05, 2017
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) must work harder to keep Canadians safe from savings scammers who use the questionable practice of "RRSP stripping" to evade the taxman. This directive was handed down by Tax Court judge, Justice Patrick Boyle, according ...
If you are a regular supporter of registered charities then I applaud you for your generosity, as you are unfortunately in the minority. There aren't enough of us out there and the Federal Government is hoping to change that. If you have never donated ...
This blog post is from Staples easyBlog and can be found at the following link: I included it here to share the useful information. Hope everyone is staying warm out there. Mel By Stefanie Neyland, Small Business Content Developer at BizLaunch.com ...
