Understanding the OAS Clawback

Seniors don’t take kindly to the clawback of their OAS (Old Age Security) especially in these inflationary times, but this can happen, especially if there was an unusual receipt of income during the past calendar year.  Here’s what you need to know to explain the consequences for 2025 and 2026:

The business community continues to voice concerns about the tax reforms proposed on July 18, 2017. These tax proposals target private corporations and their shareholders; specifically, tax rates on certain passive income could rise to 73 per cent, putting small businesses in particular at risk.

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Phyllis Mikolajek, a business and tax services professional in Winnipeg, had this to say about attending the Distinguished Advisor Conference

Last month, Knowledge Bureau issued the results of a poll indicating that financial professionals are firmly divided on the prospect of $15-an-hour minimum wage. Now the business community is having a similar debate

Did you know that the CRA’s Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP) is proposed to change soon, restricting the ability to correct errors and omissions within a 10-year period?

Tax pros beware — fraudsters have developed a sophisticated new email scam designed to steal your tax software usernames and passwords.