Tax

Indirect taxes hurt client incomes

Make sure you charge or pay the correct tax rates on all business transactions

By Heather Weber |September 4, 2012

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Back to school financial tips for students

Students are set to head off to college and university with many valuables, but are they prepared for the financial risks? Read: Teens need money smarts Breaking and entering, as well as theft of valuables up to $5,000, accounted for 60% of police-reported property crime in 2011, finds Statistics Canada. The most common stolen items […]

By Suzanne Sharma |September 4, 2012

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Help your disabled clients

Budget 2012 meant several positive changes to the RDSP. These included relaxed withdrawal rules and removing roadblocks for disabled adults to access RDSPs.

By Staff |September 4, 2012

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Want to beat the OAS clawback? Move south

Do you have a Canadian client who is planning to move south of the border? Then here’s some good news. He can apply for OAS in the U.S. and won’t be subject to the standard clawback thanks to the Canada-U.S. Treaty. “Sometimes people don’t apply for [OAS] after they move to the U.S. because they […]

By Suzanne Sharma |September 1, 2012

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